Exodus 39:1:3Exod.39.1.W3TAB

וְתוֹלַ֣עַת

vetolaat

and scarlet

Transliteration
ve-to-LA-at
Extended
veh-toh-LAH-aht
IPA
/və.toˈla.ʕaθ/

Meaning by language

English
and scarlet

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + תוֹ + לַ֣ + עַת
ve + to + la + at
vetolaat

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-to-LA-at

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-to-LA-at ha-sha-NI

  3. clause

    u-min-ha-te-KHE-let ve-ha-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at ha-sha-NI a-SU vig-de-se-RAD le-sha-RET ba-KO-desh

  4. sentence

    u-min-ha-te-KHE-let ve-ha-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at ha-sha-NI a-SU vig-de-se-RAD le-sha-RET ba-KO-desh va-ya-a-SU et-big-DE ha-KO-desh a-SHER le-a-ha-RON ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE

Exegesis

The verse begins with the coordinative prepositional phrase u-min {וּמִן־ | ū-min} ‘and from’, introducing a tricolon of materials: ha-tekhelet {הַתְּכֵלֶת | hattə̆-kē-leṯ} ‘blue dye’, ve-hargaman {וְהָאַרְגָּמָן | wə-hā-ʾar-gā-mān} ‘purple dye’, ve-tolaʿat {וְתוֹלַעַת | wə-tō-la-ʿaṯ} ‘crimson dye’, and ha-shani {הַשָּׁנִי | ha-šā-nî} ‘scarlet’.

Root and etymology

Roottav–lamed–ayin

worm

In contextExodus 39:1

And from the blue, the purple, and the scarlet they made garments of service for ministering in the sanctuary, and they made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses.

About this coordinate

Exodus 39:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 39:1, so the Hebrew word וְתוֹלַ֣עַת (vetolaat) 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.39.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.1.W3.S1) and character.