Exodus 18:27:3Exod.18.27.W3TAB
אֶת־חֹתְנ֑וֹ
etkhotˈno
“his father-in-law”
- Transliteration
- et-khot-ˈNO
- Extended
- eht-KHOHT-ˈNOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈħot.noː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his father-in-law
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-khot-ˈNO
- clause
va-jə-shal-ˈLAKH mo-ˈSHE et-khot-ˈNO
- sentence
va-jə-shal-ˈLAKH mo-ˈSHE et-khot-ˈNO va-ˈYE-lekh ˈLO el-ˈAR-tso
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} marks khotno {חֹתְנוֹ | ḥōṯənô} ‘his father-in-law’ as a definite direct object, emphasizing the familial bond.
In context — Exodus 18:27
So Moses released his father-in-law , and he went back to his own land.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 18:27, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חֹתְנ֑וֹ (etkhotˈno) 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.18.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.27.W3.S1) and character.