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

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Result
בְ + אֵ + תָ֔ם
ve + eh + tam
veehtam

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-eh-TAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM

  3. clause

    va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM bik-TSEH ha-mid-BAR

  4. 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 contextExodus 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.