Leviticus 24:22:1Lev.24.22.W1TAB
מִשְׁפַּ֤ט
mishpat
“rule”
- Transliteration
- mish-PAT
- Extended
- mish-PAHT
- IPA
- /miʃˈpat/
Meaning by language
- English
- rule
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-PAT
- phraseyour reading level
mish-PAT e-KHAD
- clause
mish-PAT e-KHAD yih-YEH la-KHEM ka-GER ka-ez-RAKH yih-YEH
- sentence
mish-PAT e-KHAD yih-YEH la-KHEM ka-GER ka-ez-RAKH yih-YEH KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-hee-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with mishpat {מִשְׁפַּט | miš-p̄aṭ} “judgment/statute” modified by echad {אֶחָד | ʾe-ḥāḏ} “one/same,” establishing a single statute.
Root and etymology
Roots-p-t
“to judge”
In context — Leviticus 24:22
There shall be one law for you, as for the sojourner and as for the native-born, for I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 24:22, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁפַּ֤ט (mishpat) 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.24.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.22.W1.S1) and character.