Leviticus 25:39:8Lev.25.39.W8TAB
עָֽבֶד׃
aaved
“slave”
- Transliteration
- AA-ved
- Extended
- AA-vehd
- IPA
- /ˈʕaː.vɛð/
Meaning by language
- English
- slave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AA-ved
- phraseyour reading level
ah-vo-DAT AA-ved
- clause
loh-tah-ah-VOD BO ah-vo-DAT AA-ved
- 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 construct phrase ʿă-vo-daṯ ʿā-ved {עֲבֹ֥דַת עָֽבֶד | ʿă-vo-daṯ ʿā-ved} ‘service of a slave’ defines the barred labor. English preserves the Hebrew protasis–apodosis legal structure and contrasts servile duties with chattel servitude.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–bet–dalet
“slave”
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 25:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 25:39, so the Hebrew word עָֽבֶד׃ (aaved) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.39.W8.S1) and character.