Deuteronomy 16:16:12Deut.16.16.W12TAB
בְּחַ֧ג הַמַּצּ֛וֹת
bekhag hamattsot
“in the Feast of Unleavened Bread”
- Transliteration
- be-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT
- Extended
- beh-KHAG hah-mats-TSOT
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT
- clause
sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM ba-sha-NAH ye-ra-EH kol-ze-khur-KHA et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER yiv-KHAR be-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT u-ve-KHAG ha-sha-vu-OT u-ve-KHAG ha-su-KOT
- sentence
sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM ba-sha-NAH ye-ra-EH kol-ze-khur-KHA et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER yiv-KHAR be-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT u-ve-KHAG ha-sha-vu-OT u-ve-KHAG ha-su-KOT ve-LO ye-ra-EH et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH rei-KAM
Exegesis
The repeating phrases be-chag hamatzot, u-be-chag hashavuot, u-be-chag hasukkot {בְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת, וּבְחַג הַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹת, וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּ֑וֹת} employ parallel prepositional structures to list the pilgrimage festivals.
Root and etymology
Rootḥet–gimel–gimel
“festival”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:16
Three times each year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God at the place he designates for worship: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths; and none shall come before the LORD empty-handed .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 16:16, so the Hebrew word בְּחַ֧ג הַמַּצּ֛וֹת (bekhag hamattsot) 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.16.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.16.W12.S1) and character.