Exodus 23:5:7Exod.23.5.W7TAB
וְחָדַלְתָּ֖
vekhadalta
“refrain”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-dal-TA
- Extended
- veh-khah-dahl-TAA
- IPA
- /wə.ħa.ðal.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- refrain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kha-dal-TA
- 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 cohort structure using the Vav-consecutive on the perfect ve-khadalta {וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ | wə-ḥā-ḏaltā} with the infinitive construct meazov {מֵעֲזֹב | mêʿāzōv} establishes a prohibition, while the infinitive absolute azov {עָזֹב | ʿā-zōv} intensifies the subsequent imperfect taazov {תַּעֲזֹב | taʿā-zōv}, producing a forceful directive.
Root and etymology
ד־ל־לdaleth–lamed–lamed
“to hang low, be poor”
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 23:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 23:5, so the Hebrew word וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ (vekhadalta) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.5.W7.S1) and character.