Exodus 30:13:7Exod.30.13.W7TAB
בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל
beshekel
“by the shekel of the”
- Transliteration
- be-SHE-kel
- Extended
- beh-SHEH-kehl
- IPA
- /bəˈʃɛ.qɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the shekel of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-SHE-kel
- phraseyour reading level
be-SHE-kel ha-KO-desh
- clause
ZEH yit-te-NU kol-ha-o-VER al-ha-pe-ku-DEEM ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel be-SHE-kel ha-KO-desh
- sentence
ZEH yit-te-NU kol-ha-o-VER al-ha-pe-ku-DEEM ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel be-SHE-kel ha-KO-desh es-RIM GE-ra ha-SHE-kel ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel te-ru-MAH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct bə·shekel ha-qodesh {בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ | bə·še·qel ha·qō·ḏeš} defines the cultic weight standard, further detailed by ‘esrim gerah {עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה | ‘e·śrîm gē·rāh} as twenty gerahs per shekel.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–qof–lamed
“weight, currency”
In context — Exodus 30:13
This is the required contribution for each person registered: half a shekel by the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs, delivered as a consecrated offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 30:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 30:13, so the Hebrew word בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל (beshekel) 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.30.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.30.13.W7.S1) and character.