Exodus 13:20:4Exod.13.20.W4TAB
בְאֵתָ֔ם
veehtam
“at Etham”
- Transliteration
- ve-eh-TAM
- Extended
- veh-eh-TAAM
- IPA
- /vəʔeːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- at Etham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-eh-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM bik-TSEH ha-mid-BAR
- sentence
va-yis-U mi-su-KOT va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM bik-TSEH ha-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The preposition min as seen in misukkot {מִסֻּכֹּ֑ת | misukkōṯ} ‘from Sukkoth’ marks point of departure, while bet in be'etam {בְאֵתָ֔ם | bəʾētām} ‘at Etham’ and biketse {בִּקְצֵ֖ה | biqqṣēh} ‘at the edge (of)’ introduces location.
In context — Exodus 13:20
And they journeyed from Sukkoth and made camp at Etham on the edge of the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 13:20, so the Hebrew word בְאֵתָ֔ם (veehtam) 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.13.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.20.W4.S1) and character.