Deuteronomy 14:15:4Deut.14.15.W4TAB
וְאֶת־הַתַּחְמָ֖
veethatkhmas
“and the nighthawk”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-hat-kh-MAS
- Extended
- veh-EET-hat-kh-MAHS
- IPA
- /vəʔet.hat.taħˈmas/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the nighthawk
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-hat-kh-MAS
- clause
ve-ET BAT ha-ya-a-NAH ve-ET-hat-kh-MAS ve-ET-ha-SHA-khaf
- sentence
ve-ET BAT ha-ya-a-NAH ve-ET-hat-kh-MAS ve-ET-ha-SHA-khaf ve-ET-ha-NETS le-mi-NE-hu
Exegesis
The verse employs a polysyndetic list by introducing each noun phrase with the direct object marker ve’et {וְאֵת֙ | wə-ʾēṯ} ‘and’, emphasizing each distinct prohibition.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:15
Also the ostrich and the tachmas , the gull, and the hawk, each according to its kind.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 14:15, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַתַּחְמָ֖ (veethatkhmas) 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 Deut.14.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.15.W4.S1) and character.