Leviticus 19:20:7Lev.19.20.W7TAB
נֶחֱרֶ֣פֶת
nekherefet
“designated”
- Transliteration
- ne-khe-RE-fet
- Extended
- neh-kheh-REH-fet
- IPA
- /nɛ.ħɛˈrɛ.fɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- designated
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-khe-RE-fet
- phraseyour reading level
ne-khe-RE-fet le-ISH
- clause
ve-ISH ki-yish-KAV et-i-SHAH shikh-vat-ZE-ra ve-HI shif-KHA ne-khe-RE-fet le-ISH ve-haf-DEH lo nif-da-TAH o khoof-SHAH lo ni-TAN-lah
- sentence
ve-ISH ki-yish-KAV et-i-SHAH shikh-vat-ZE-ra ve-HI shif-KHA ne-khe-RE-fet le-ISH ve-haf-DEH lo nif-da-TAH o khoof-SHAH lo ni-TAN-lah bi-KO-ret tih-YEH lo yoom-TU ki-lo khoo-PAH-shah
Exegesis
The Nifal participle necheret {נֶחֱרֶפֶת | nəḥĕrəp̄eṯ} plus le’ish {לְאִישׁ | le’ish} conveys her betrothal status. The paired negations vehafdeh lo nifdatah o khupshah lo nittan-lah emphasize that she has neither been ransomed nor emancipated.
In context — Leviticus 19:20
And if a man lies with a female slave who is promised to another man, but she has neither been redeemed nor granted freedom, a penalty shall be imposed ; they shall not be put to death, because she is not free.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 19:20, so the Hebrew word נֶחֱרֶ֣פֶת (nekherefet) 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.19.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.20.W7.S1) and character.