Exodus 23:20:9Exod.23.20.W9TAB
אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם
elhamakom
“to the place”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ma-KOM
- Extended
- el-hah-mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /ʔel.ham.ma.ˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-ma-KOM
- clause
ve-la-ha-vi-a-KHA el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER ha-khi-NO-ti
- sentence
hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh ve-la-ha-vi-a-KHA el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER ha-khi-NO-ti
Exegesis
The maqqef in elhammaqom {אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם | ʾel-hammāqôm} unites the preposition with its object, highlighting the destination.
In context — Exodus 23:20
Behold, I am sending an angel ahead of you, to keep watch over you on the way and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 23:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם (elhamakom) 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.23.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.20.W9.S1) and character.