Exodus 38:21:11Exod.38.21.W11TAB
הַלְוִּיִּ֔ם
haleviyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- hah-leh-vee-YIM
- IPA
- /ha.lə.wiˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-le-vi-YIM
- clause
a-vo-DAT ha-le-vi-YIM be-YAD EE-ta-MAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
EH-leh fe-koo-DEE ham-mish-KAN mish-KAN ha-e-DOOT a-SHER poo-KAD al-PI mo-SHEH a-vo-DAT ha-le-vi-YIM be-YAD EE-ta-MAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The phrases avodat halewiyim {עֲבֹדַת֙ הַלְוִּיִּ֔ם | ʿă-vô-ḏat hal-lĕ-wîy-yîm} ‘service of the Levites’ and be-yad ben-aharon hakohen {בְּיַד֙ בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן | bĕ-yad ben-ʾă-hă-rōn ha-kô-hên} ‘by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest’ specify cultic roles and supervisory authority. The English rendering preserves the double construct through apposition and conveys the passive nuance of the Hebrew Pual with a passive verb.
Root and etymology
Rootyod-mem
“sea, west”
In context — Exodus 38:21
These are the records of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of Testimony , that were registered at the command of Moses for the service of the Levites by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.
About this coordinate
Exodus 38:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 38:21, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִּיִּ֔ם (haleviyim) 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.38.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.38.21.W11.S1) and character.