Exodus 13:5:20Exod.13.5.W20TAB
אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה
ethaavoda
“service”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-a-vo-DA
- Extended
- eht-hah-ah-voh-DAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʕa.voˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- service
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-a-vo-DA
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-a-vo-DA ha-ZOT
- clause
ve-a-vad-TA et-ha-a-vo-DA ha-ZOT ba-KHO-desh ha-ZEH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH el-E-rets hak-ke-na-a-NI ve-ha-khit-TI ve-ha-e-mo-RI ve-ha-khiv-VI ve-ha-ye-vu-SI a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha la-TET LAKH E-rets za-VAT kha-LAV u-de-VASH ve-a-vad-TA et-ha-a-vo-DA ha-ZOT ba-KHO-desh ha-ZEH
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“service, work”
In context — Exodus 13:5
When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—then you shall carry out this service in this month.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:5:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Exodus 13:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה (ethaavoda) 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.13.5.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.5.W20.S1) and character.