Exodus 28:39:5Exod.28.39.W5TAB
מִצְנֶ֣פֶת
mitsnefet
“a turban of”
- Transliteration
- mits-NE-fet
- Extended
- mihts-NEH-feht
- IPA
- /mits.ˈnɛ.fɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a turban of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-NE-fet
- phraseyour reading level
mits-NE-fet SHESH
- clause
ve-shib-BATS-ta hak-ke-TO-net SHESH ve-a-SI-ta mits-NE-fet SHESH
- sentence
ve-shib-BATS-ta hak-ke-TO-net SHESH ve-a-SI-ta mits-NE-fet SHESH ve-av-NET ta-a-SE ma-a-SE ro-KEM
Exegesis
The command weasita {וְעָשִׂיתָ | wəʿāśītā} ‘and you shall make’ applies to mitsnefet shesh {מִצְנֶפֶת שֵׁשׁ | miṣnappêṯ šēš} ‘turban of fine linen’.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–nun–pe
“wrap, wind, turban”
In context — Exodus 28:39
You shall weave the tunic of fine linen with patterned work, make the turban of fine linen, and make the sash as the work of an embroiderer .
About this coordinate
Exodus 28:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 28:39, so the Hebrew word מִצְנֶ֣פֶת (mitsnefet) 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.28.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.28.39.W5.S1) and character.