Exodus 23:15:1Exod.23.15.W1TAB
אֶת־חַ֣ג
etkhag
“the feast of”
- Transliteration
- et-KHAG
- Extended
- eht-KHAG
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈħaɡ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the feast of
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-KHAG
- phraseyour reading level
et-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT
- clause
et-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT tish-MOR shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT ka-a-SHER tsi-vee-TI-kha le-mo-ED KHO-desh ha-a-VIV ki-VO ya-TSA-ta mim-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
et-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT tish-MOR shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT ka-a-SHER tsi-vee-TI-kha le-mo-ED KHO-desh ha-a-VIV ki-VO ya-TSA-ta mim-mits-RA-yim ve-lo-ye-ra-U fa-NAI rei-KAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the direct object marker et{et | ʾet} introducing the noun phrase ḥag hammātsōt{חַג הַמַּצּוֹת | ḥag hammātsōṯ} “Festival of the Unleavened Bread.”
Root and etymology
“to celebrate”
In context — Exodus 23:15
You shall observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days and eat unleavened bread as I have commanded you at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you went out from Egypt. No one shall appear before My face empty-handed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חַ֣ג (etkhag) 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.23.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.15.W1.S1) and character.