Deuteronomy 21:12:2Deut.21.12.W2TAB
אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ
eltokh
“into the midst”
- Transliteration
- el-TOKH
- Extended
- ehl-TOHKH
- IPA
- /ʔelˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the midst
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
el-TOKH bei-TE-kha
- clause
va-ha-ve-TAH el-TOKH bei-TE-kha
- sentence
va-ha-ve-TAH el-TOKH bei-TE-kha ve-gil-KHA et-RO-shah ve-as-TA et-tsip-por-NE-ha
Exegesis
The verse begins with văhăvē’thāh {וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ | văhăvē’thāh} “and you shall bring” (vav-consecutive; Hiphil imperfect), followed by ’el-tôk {אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ | ’el-tôk} “into the midst” governing bēyṯêkā {בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ | bēyṯêkā} “your house.”
Root and etymology
ת־ו־ך
“middle”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:12
And you shall bring her into your house , and she shall shave her head, and she shall trim her nails.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 21:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ (eltokh) 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.21.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.12.W2.S1) and character.