Leviticus 25:35:1Lev.25.35.W1TAB
וְכִֽי־יָמ֣וּךְ
vehkhiyahmookh
“if becomes poor”
- Transliteration
- veh-khi-yah-MOOKH
- Extended
- veh-khi-yah-MOOKH
- IPA
- /wə.xi.jaːˈmuːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- if becomes poor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-khi-yah-MOOKH
- phraseyour reading level
veh-khi-yah-MOOKH ah-KHI-kha
- clause
veh-khi-yah-MOOKH ah-KHI-kha oo-MAA-ta yah-DO im-MAKH
- sentence
veh-khi-yah-MOOKH ah-KHI-kha oo-MAA-ta yah-DO im-MAKH veh-heh-kheh-ZAK-ta BO GER veh-to-SHAV vah-KHAI im-MAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle vekhi {וְכִי | wə-ḵî} ‘and when’, introducing the protasis that sets the legal scenario.
The verb yamukh {יָמ֣וּךְ | yā-mū-ḵ} ‘becomes poor’ describes a decline in economic status for achikha {אָחִ֔יךָ | ʾaḥî-ḵā} ‘your brother’, indicating a member of the covenant community.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-vav-kaf
“become poor”
In context — Leviticus 25:35
And when your brother becomes poor and his hand falters with you, then you shall strengthen him, whether he is a sojourner or a resident , so that he may live with you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 25:35, so the Hebrew word וְכִֽי־יָמ֣וּךְ (vehkhiyahmookh) 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.25.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.35.W1.S1) and character.