Exodus 25:39:3Exod.25.39.W3TAB
טָה֖וֹר
tahor
“pure”
- Transliteration
- ta-HOR
- Extended
- tah-HOHR
- IPA
- /taː.ˈhoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- pure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-HOR
- phraseyour reading level
za-HAV ta-HOR
- clause
ki-KAR za-HAV ta-HOR ya-a-SEH o-TAH
- sentence
ki-KAR za-HAV ta-HOR ya-a-SEH o-TAH ET kol-hak-ke-LIM ha-EHL-leh
Exegesis
The verse opens with kikkar {כִּכָּר | kîk-kār} ‘talent’ followed by zahav {זָהָב | zahāv} ‘gold’ and tahor {טָהוֹר | ṭā-ḥôr} ‘pure’, forming a material construct.
Root and etymology
t-h-rtaw–heth–resh
“be pure, cleanse”
In context — Exodus 25:39
A talent of pure gold shall be used to make it and all these vessels .
About this coordinate
Exodus 25:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 25:39, so the Hebrew word טָה֖וֹר (tahor) 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.25.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.25.39.W3.S1) and character.