Leviticus 25:46:14Lev.25.46.W14TAB
לֹא־תִרְדֶּ֥ה
lotirdeh
“shall not rule”
- Transliteration
- LO-tir-DEH
- Extended
- LOH-teer-DEH
- IPA
- /loː.tirˈde/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall not rule
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-tir-DEH
- phraseyour reading level
LO-tir-DEH VO
- clause
u-ve-a-KHE-khem be-NEE-YIS-ra-EL ISH be-a-KHI-v LO-tir-DEH VO be-FA-rekh
- sentence
ve-hit-na-khal-TEM o-TAM liv-ne-KHEM a-kha-RE-khem la-RE-shet a-khoo-ZAH le-o-LAM ba-HEM ta-a-vo-DU u-ve-a-KHE-khem be-NEE-YIS-ra-EL ISH be-a-KHI-v LO-tir-DEH VO be-FA-rekh
Exegesis
The negative imperfect lotirdeh {לֹא־תִרְדֶּה | lō-tir-deh} ‘you shall not rule’ plus the phrase vo befarekh {בּוֹ בְּפָרֶךְ | bō bə-pā-rekh} ‘in harshness’ expresses a categorical ban on oppressive authority. The parallel structure underscores the distinction between perpetual servitude of outsiders and fraternal restraint among Israelites.
Root and etymology
r-d-hresh-dalet-heh
“to rule”
In context — Leviticus 25:46
And you shall give them as an inheritance to your children after you, making them a permanent possession, and you shall set them to work; but with your fellow Israelites you shall not rule over any one with harshness.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:46:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 25:46, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תִרְדֶּ֥ה (lotirdeh) 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.25.46.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.46.W14.S1) and character.