Leviticus 24:21:3Lev.24.21.W3TAB
יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה
yeshallemennah
“makes restitution for it”
- Transliteration
- ye-shal-le-MEN-nah
- Extended
- yeh-shahl-leh-MEHN-nah
- IPA
- /jə.ʃal.leˈmɛn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes restitution for it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-shal-le-MEN-nah
- clause
oo-ma-KEH be-he-MAH ye-shal-le-MEN-nah
- sentence
oo-ma-KEH be-he-MAH ye-shal-le-MEN-nah oo-ma-KEH ah-DAAM yoo-MAAT
Exegesis
The first predicate yeshallmenah {יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה | yešallēmēnāh}, a Piel imperfect with feminine singular suffix, establishes a restitution obligation tied to property loss.
Root and etymology
RootShin-Lamed-Mem
“to make whole, repay”
In context — Leviticus 24:21
And whoever kills an animal shall make restitution for it, but whoever kills a human being shall be put to death .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 24:21, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה (yeshallemennah) 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.24.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.21.W3.S1) and character.