Leviticus 25:42:8Lev.25.42.W8TAB
יִמָּכְר֖וּ
yimmakhru
“shall be sold”
- Transliteration
- yim-MA-khru
- Extended
- yim-MAA-khroo
- IPA
- /jimˈmaːxruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be sold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yim-MA-khru
- phraseyour reading level
LO yim-MA-khru
- clause
LO yim-MA-khru mim-KE-ret A-ved
- sentence
kee-ah-va-DAI HEM ah-sher-ho-TSE-ti o-TAM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim LO yim-MA-khru mim-KE-ret A-ved
Exegesis
The negation lo {לֹא | lō} plus the Nifal imperfect yimmakheru {יִמָּכְרוּ | yimmā-ḵə-rû} prohibits their sale, while the construct phrase mimkeret eved {מִמְכֶּרֶת עָבֶד} specifies the forbidden transaction. Hebrew VSO order is rendered in English SVO for clarity without losing causal emphasis.
Root and etymology
m-k-rmem-kaph-resh
“to sell”
In context — Leviticus 25:42
For they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as a slave.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:42:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 25:42, so the Hebrew word יִמָּכְר֖וּ (yimmakhru) 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.25.42.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.42.W8.S1) and character.