א֣וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 א֣וֹ

   OH

   or
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 א֣וֹ בְעֵ֔רֶב

   OH ve-EH-rev

   or in weft
3. clause🔊 א֤וֹ בִֽשְׁתִי֙ א֣וֹ בְעֵ֔רֶב לַפִּשְׁתִּ֖ים וְלַצָּ֑מֶר

   OH vish-TEE OH ve-EH-rev la-pish-TEEM ve-la-TSA-mer

   or in warp or in weft of linen and of wool
4. sentence🔊 א֤וֹ בִֽשְׁתִי֙ א֣וֹ בְעֵ֔רֶב לַפִּשְׁתִּ֖ים וְלַצָּ֑מֶר א֣וֹ בְע֔וֹר א֖וֹ בְּכָל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֽוֹר׃

   OH vish-TEE OH ve-EH-rev la-pish-TEEM ve-la-TSA-mer OH ve-OR OH be-khol-me-LE-khet OR

   or in warp or in weft of linen and of wool or in skin or in any work of skin

Exegesis

The verse employs repeated coordination with o {אוֹ | ô} ‘or’ to enumerate exhaustively.

The transition to animal products is marked by o bə-ʿôr {אוֹ בְּעוֹר | ô bə-ʿôr} ‘in leather’ and o bə-khol-mə-le-ḵet ʿôr {אוֹ בְּכָל־מְלֶאכֶת עוֹר | ô bə-khol-mə-le-ḵet ʿôr} ‘in any work of leather,’ where the construct chain signals inclusivity. Each prepositional phrase with בְּ highlights the spatial occurrence of the condition, and the structure preserves the Hebrew legal emphasis on an exhaustive list.