Exodus 23:5:3Exod.23.5.W3TAB
שֹׂנַאֲךָ֗
sonaakha
“one hating you”
- Transliteration
- so-na-a-KHA
- Extended
- soh-nah-ah-KHAA
- IPA
- /soː.na.ʔă.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- one hating you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
so-na-a-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
kha-MOR so-na-a-KHA
- clause
ki-tir-EH kha-MOR so-na-a-KHA ro-VETS TA-khat mas-sa-O ve-kha-dal-TA meh-ah-ZOV LO
- sentence
ki-tir-EH kha-MOR so-na-a-KHA ro-VETS TA-khat mas-sa-O ve-kha-dal-TA meh-ah-ZOV LO a-ZOV ta-ah-ZOV im-MO
Exegesis
The verb tirʾeh {תִרְאֶה | tirʾeh} introduces the construct chain khamor sonakha {חֲמוֹר שֹׂנַאֲךָ | khā-môr sō-nā-ʾā-khâ}, “donkey of your enemy,” further described by the participle rovets {רֹבֵץ | rōvēṣ} to indicate its state.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Nun–Ayin
“to hate, enemy”
In context — Exodus 23:5
When you see the donkey of your enemy lying under its load, and you would hold back from helping him, you must surely help him with it.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:5, so the Hebrew word שֹׂנַאֲךָ֗ (sonaakha) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.23.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.5.W3.S1) and character.