Exodus 30:5:2Exod.30.5.W2TAB

אֶת־הַבַּדִּ֖ים

ethabadim

“the poles”

Transliteration: et-ha-ba-DIM
Extended: eht-hah-bah-DEEM
IPA: /ʔɛt.hab.baˈdiːm/

Meaning by language

English: the poles

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Result

אֶת + הַ + בַּ + דִּ֖ים

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et + ha + ba + dim

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ethabadim

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
	Bet	b with dagesh; v without dagesh
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Dalet	d as in door
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Mem Sofit	final form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

word
et-ha-ba-DIM
phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SI-ta et-ha-ba-DIM
clause
ve-a-SI-ta et-ha-ba-DIM a-TSE shi-TIM
sentence
ve-a-SI-ta et-ha-ba-DIM a-TSE shi-TIM ve-tsi-pi-TA o-TAM za-HAV

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces the definite object habbadim {הַבַּדִּ֖ים | hab-ba-ḏ-dîm} ‘the poles’.

Root and etymology

b-d-dbet–daleth–daleth

“staff; pole”

In context — Exodus 30:5

Make the poles from acacia wood , and overlay them with gold .

About this coordinate

Exodus 30:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 30:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַבַּדִּ֖ים (ethabadim) 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.30.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.30.5.W2.S1) and character.

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