Deuteronomy 16:6:14Deut.16.6.W14TAB
מוֹעֵ֖ד
moed
“at the appointed time”
- Transliteration
- mo-ED
- Extended
- moh-EHD
- IPA
- /moˈʕeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the appointed time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-ED
- clause
ke-VO ha-SHE-mesh mo-ED tse-tkha mi-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
KI im-EL-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM tiz-BAKH et-ha-PE-sakh ba-A-rev ke-VO ha-SHE-mesh mo-ED tse-tkha mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The temporal sequence bā‘āreḇ kəḇō’ haššemeš mō‘ēḏ ṣē’təḵā mimməṣrāyim {בָּעָרֶב כְּבֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ מוֹעֵד צֵאתְךָ מִמִּצְרָיִם | bā‘āreḇ kəḇō’ haššemeš mō‘ēḏ ṣē’təḵā mimməṣrāyim} ‘in the evening as the sun sets, at the appointed time of your coming out from Egypt’ ties the ritual to Israel’s exodus memory. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew emphasis on divine choice and covenant commemoration.
Root and etymology
y-‘-dy-‘-d
“appointed time”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:6
But only at the place which the LORD your God will choose to cause His name to dwell, you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening, at sunset, at the appointed time of your coming out from Egypt.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 16:6, so the Hebrew word מוֹעֵ֖ד (moed) 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.16.6.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.6.W14.S1) and character.