Exodus 29:39:1Exod.29.39.W1TAB
אֶת־הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ
ethakeves
“lamb”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-KE-ves
- Extended
- eht-hah-KEH-ves
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hakˈkɛ.vɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- lamb
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-KE-ves
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-KE-ves ha-e-KHAD
- clause
et-ha-KE-ves ha-e-KHAD ta-a-SEH ba-BO-ker
- sentence
et-ha-KE-ves ha-e-KHAD ta-a-SEH ba-BO-ker ve-ET ha-KE-ves ha-she-NEE ta-a-SEH BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM
Exegesis
The clause begins with et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} ‘direct object marker’ marking the definite noun phrase ha-keves ha-echad {הַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד | ha-keḇeś hāʾeḥāḏ} ‘the first lamb.’
The conjunction we-ʾet {וְאֵת | wəʾēṯ} ‘and (direct object marker)’ introduces a parallel clause with ha-keves ha-šenî {הַכֶּבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי | ha-keḇeś haššēnî} ‘the second lamb,’ again followed by taʿaseh.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–bet–shin
“lamb”
In context — Exodus 29:39
You shall offer the first lamb in the morning, and the second lamb at twilight .
About this coordinate
Exodus 29:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 29:39, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ (ethakeves) 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.29.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.29.39.W1.S1) and character.