Leviticus 25:39:1Lev.25.39.W1TAB
וְכִֽי־יָמ֥וּךְ
vehkheeyahmukh
“and if becomes poor”
- Transliteration
- veh-khee-yah-MUKH
- Extended
- veh-khee-yah-MOOKH
- IPA
- /wə.xiː.jaˈmuːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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-khee-yah-MUKH
- phraseyour reading level
veh-khee-yah-MUKH a-KHI-kha
- clause
veh-khee-yah-MUKH a-KHI-kha im-MAKH veh-nim-KAR-lakh
- sentence
veh-khee-yah-MUKH a-KHI-kha im-MAKH veh-nim-KAR-lakh loh-tah-ah-VOD BO ah-vo-DAT AA-ved
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional v-ḵî yā-mûḵ {וְכִֽי־יָמ֥וּךְ | wə-ḵî yā-mûḵ} ‘and if he becomes poor’, marking a protasis.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-vav-kaf
“become poor”
In context — Leviticus 25:39
And if your brother becomes poor while with you and sells himself to you, you must not make him serve as a slave.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 25:39, so the Hebrew word וְכִֽי־יָמ֥וּךְ (vehkheeyahmukh) 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.25.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.39.W1.S1) and character.