Exodus 39:19:7Exod.39.19.W7TAB
קְצ֣וֹת
ketsot
“ends of”
- Transliteration
- ke-TSOT
- Extended
- keh-TSOHT
- IPA
- /kəˈtsoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- ends of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-TSOT
- phraseyour reading level
ke-TSOT ha-KHO-shen
- clause
va-ya-a-SU she-TEI tab-be-OT za-HAV va-ya-SI-mu al-she-NEI ke-TSOT ha-KHO-shen
- sentence
va-ya-a-SU she-TEI tab-be-OT za-HAV va-ya-SI-mu al-she-NEI ke-TSOT ha-KHO-shen al-se-fa-TO a-SHER el-E-ver ha-e-FOD bai-TA
Exegesis
The dual numeral shtei {שְׁתֵּי֙ | šə·ṯê} with construct plural ketsot {קְצ֣וֹת | qeṭ·ṣōṯ} establishes precise paired attachment points.
Prepositional chains al-shnei ketsot ha-choshen {עַל־שְׁנֵ֖י קְצ֣וֹת הַחֹ֑שֶׁן | ʿal·šə·nē qeṭ·ṣōṯ ha·ḥō·šen} and al-sefato el-ever ha-ephod {עַל־שְׂפָת֕וֹ אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר הָאֵפֹ֖ד | ʿal·śə·pā·ṯô ’el·’ē·ver hā·’ē·pōd} define the spatial orientation, closed by the directional adverb bayetah {בָּֽיְתָה | bā·yə·ṯāh} ‘inwardly’.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–tsade–he
“edge, termination”
In context — Exodus 39:19
And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two edges of the breastpiece, on its edge beside the ephod facing inward.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 39:19, so the Hebrew word קְצ֣וֹת (ketsot) 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.39.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.19.W7.S1) and character.