Jeremiah 22:3:7Jer.22.3.W7TAB
וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ
vehatsilu
“and deliver”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-TSI-lu
- Extended
- veh-hah-TSIH-loo
- IPA
- /vəhatsːiːˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and deliver
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-TSI-lu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-TSI-lu ga-ZUL
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-SU mish-PA-t u-tse-da-KA ve-ha-TSI-lu ga-ZUL mi-YAD a-SHOK
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-SU mish-PA-t u-tse-da-KA ve-ha-TSI-lu ga-ZUL mi-YAD a-SHOK ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu al-ta-khMO-su ve-DAM na-KI al-tish-pe-KHU ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
A sequence of imperatives—asu {עֲשׂ֤וּ | ʿa-sû} “do,” ve-hatsilu {וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ | wə-haṣ-ṣî-lû} “deliver,” al + tonu {אַל־תֹּנוּ֙ | ʾal-tō-nû} “do not oppress,” al + taḥmosu {אַל־תַּחְמֹ֔סוּ | ʾal-taḥ-mō-sû} “do not do violence,” and tishpeḵu {תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ | tiš-pə-ḵû} “spill”—provides ethical directives.
In context — Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the LORD : "Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not oppress or do violence to the sojourner, the orphan , or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 22:3, so the Hebrew word וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ (vehatsilu) 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 Jer.22.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.3.W7.S1) and character.