Exodus 19:17:6Exod.19.17.W6TAB
מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
minhamakhaneh
“from the camp”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-ma-kha-NEH
- Extended
- min-hah-mah-khah-NEH
- IPA
- /min.ham.ma.ħăˈnɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the camp
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-ma-kha-NEH
- clause
va-yo-TSE mo-SHEH et-ha-AM lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-ma-kha-NEH
- sentence
va-yo-TSE mo-SHEH et-ha-AM lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-ma-kha-NEH va-yit-yat-se-VU be-takh-TIT ha-HAR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase min hamachaneh {מִן־הַמַּחֲנֶה | min-ham-ma-ḥă-neh} marks departure, while the subsequent wayyiqtol vayyityatsevu {וַיִּתְיַצְּבּוּ | way-yit-yaṣ-ṣə-vû} in Hitpael conveys a deliberate, reflexive stance.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–nun–heh
“to camp, to encamp”
In context — Exodus 19:17
Moses brought the people out from the camp to meet God , and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 19:17, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה (minhamakhaneh) 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.19.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.17.W6.S1) and character.