Deuteronomy 19:2:3Deut.19.2.W3TAB
תַּבְדִּ֣יל
tavdeel
“you shall set apart”
- Transliteration
- tav-DEEL
- Extended
- tahv-DEEL
- IPA
- /tavˈdiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall set apart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
tav-DEEL
- phraseyour reading level
tav-DEEL LAKH
- clause
sha-LOSH a-REEM tav-DEEL LAKH
- sentence
sha-LOSH a-REEM tav-DEEL LAKH be-TOKH ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The verb tavdil {תַּבְדִּ֣יל | tavdîl}, Hiphil imperfect second person masculine singular, conveys the command “you shall set apart.”
Root and etymology
b-d-lbet–dalet–lamed
“to separate, distinguish”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:2
You shall set apart three cities in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 19:2, so the Hebrew word תַּבְדִּ֣יל (tavdeel) 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.19.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.2.W3.S1) and character.