Exodus 13:2:3Exod.13.2.W3TAB
פֶּ֤טֶר
peter
“that opens”
- Transliteration
- PE-ter
- Extended
- PEH-tehr
- IPA
- /ˈpɛ.tɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that opens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-ter
- phraseyour reading level
PE-ter kol-RE-khem
- clause
ka-desh-LI khol-be-KHOR PE-ter kol-RE-khem biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ba-a-DAM u-va-be-he-MA
- sentence
ka-desh-LI khol-be-KHOR PE-ter kol-RE-khem biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ba-a-DAM u-va-be-he-MA LI HU
Exegesis
The appositive peter kol-rechem {פֶּ֤טֶר כָּל־רֶ֙חֶם֙ | peṭer kol-reḥem} ‘opener of every womb’ clarifies the nature of the firstborn.
Root and etymology
p-t-rp-t-r
“to open”
In context — Exodus 13:2
Consecrate to Me every firstborn , the one who opens every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and of beast; it is Mine.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 13:2, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֤טֶר (peter) 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.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.2.W3.S1) and character.