Exodus 23:26:6Exod.23.26.W6TAB
אֶת־מִסְפַּ֥ר
etmispar
“the number of”
- Transliteration
- et-mis-PAR
- Extended
- eht-mis-PAHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.mis.ˈpar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the number 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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-mis-PAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-mis-PAR ya-MEH-kha
- clause
et-mis-PAR ya-MEH-kha a-mal-LE
- sentence
LO tih-YEH me-shak-ke-LA va-a-ka-RA be-ar-TSE-kha et-mis-PAR ya-MEH-kha a-mal-LE
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the construct chain mispar yamekha {מִסְפַּר יָמֶיךָ | mispār yāmeḵā} ‘number of your days,’ linking lifespan to divine provision.
Root and etymology
s-p-rsamekh-pey-resh
“to count, number”
In context — Exodus 23:26
There will not be anyone who causes miscarriage or who is barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 23:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִסְפַּ֥ר (etmispar) 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.23.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.26.W6.S1) and character.