Exodus 23:8:5Exod.23.8.W5TAB
הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙
hashokhad
“the bribe”
- Transliteration
- ha-SHO-khad
- Extended
- hah-SHOH-khahd
- IPA
- /ha.ˈʃoː.ħað/
Meaning by language
- English
- the bribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ha-SHO-khad
- phraseyour reading level
KI ha-SHO-khad
- clause
KI ha-SHO-khad ye-av-VER pik-KHEEM vee-sal-LEF div-REE tsa-di-KEEM
- sentence
ve-SHO-khad LO tik-KAKH KI ha-SHO-khad ye-av-VER pik-KHEEM vee-sal-LEF div-REE tsa-di-KEEM
Exegesis
The definite article in ha-shochad {הַשֹּׁחַד | ha-šōḥaḏ} genericizes “bribe.”
Root and etymology
shin-het-daletshin heth dalet
“bribe”
In context — Exodus 23:8
And you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and twists the words of the righteous.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 23:8, so the Hebrew word הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ (hashokhad) 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.23.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.8.W5.S1) and character.