Exodus 39:2:9Exod.39.2.W9TAB
מָשְׁזָֽר׃
mashzar
“twisted”
- Transliteration
- mash-ZAR
- Extended
- mahsh-ZAAR
- IPA
- /maːʃˈzaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- twisted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mash-ZAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
- clause
za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
- sentence
va-YA-as et-ha-e-FOD za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
Exegesis
The final wəšeš māšzar {וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר | wəšeš māšzar} ‘and fine linen, twisted’ combines noun and participle in a compact participial phrase. The coordination preserves the cumulative listing of costly materials, highlighting the craftsmanship and sacredness of the priestly vestment.
Root and etymology
שׁ־ז־ר
“to twist or spin”
In context — Exodus 39:2
And he made the ephod of gold, blue dye, purple, scarlet yarn, and fine linen , twisted.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 39:2, so the Hebrew word מָשְׁזָֽר׃ (mashzar) 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.39.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.2.W9.S1) and character.