Exodus 13:19:3Exod.13.19.W3TAB
אֶת־עַצְמ֥וֹת
etatsmot
“the bones of”
- Transliteration
- et-ats-MOT
- Extended
- eht-ahts-MOHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕatsˈmoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the bones of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
et-ats-MOT
- phraseyour reading level
et-ats-MOT yo-SEF
- clause
va-yik-KAKH mo-SHE et-ats-MOT yo-SEF im-MO
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH mo-SHE et-ats-MOT yo-SEF im-MO KI hash-BE-a hish-BI-a et-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-MOR pa-KOD yif-KOD e-lo-HIM et-KHEM ve-ha-a-li-TEM et-ats-mo-TAI miz-ZE it-KHEM
Exegesis
The construct phrase atsmot yosef {עַצְמוֹת יוֹסֵף | ʿaṣmōṯ Yōsēp̄} foregrounds Joseph’s remains as the direct object.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Tsade–Mem
“bone; strength”
In context — Exodus 13:19
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had exacted an oath from the sons of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall bring up my bones from here with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 13:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַצְמ֥וֹת (etatsmot) 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 Exod.13.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.19.W3.S1) and character.