Leviticus 19:15:12Lev.19.15.W12TAB
עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃
amitekha
“your neighbor”
- Transliteration
- a-mi-TE-kha
- Extended
- ah-mee-TEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʕămiˈtɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your neighbor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-mi-TE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
tish-POT a-mi-TE-kha
- clause
be-TSE-dek tish-POT a-mi-TE-kha
- sentence
lo-ta-ah-SOO A-vel ba-mish-PAT lo-tis-SA fe-NEI-DAL ve-LO teh-DAR pe-NEI ga-DOL be-TSE-dek tish-POT a-mi-TE-kha
Exegesis
The suffixed noun ʿamîṯekkā {עֲמִיתֶךָ | ʿămîṯekkā} ‘your neighbor’ ties the judicial mandate to individual relationships. Balanced vav-conjunctions and negations create a chiastic legal structure emphasizing impartial covenantal justice.
Root and etymology
ע־מ־ת
“associate, companion”
In context — Leviticus 19:15
You shall not do injustice in the judgment; you shall not show partiality to the poor nor honor the face of the great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 19:15, so the Hebrew word עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃ (amitekha) 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 Lev.19.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.15.W12.S1) and character.