Exodus 39:20:3Exod.39.20.W3TAB

טַבְּעֹ֣ת

tabeot

rings of

Transliteration
tab-e-OT
Extended
tah-beh-OHT
IPA
/tab.bə.ˈʕoːt/

Meaning by language

English
rings of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
טַ + בְּ + עֹ֣ת
tab + e + ot
tabeot

Alphabet Analysis

Tett — emphatic
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    tab-e-OT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    she-TEY tab-e-OT za-HAV

  3. clause

    va-ya-a-SU she-TEY tab-e-OT za-HAV va-yit-te-NUM al-she-TEY khit-FOT ha-e-FOD mil-ma-TA mi-MUL pa-NAV le-um-MAT mekh-bar-TO

  4. sentence

    va-ya-a-SU she-TEY tab-e-OT za-HAV va-yit-te-NUM al-she-TEY khit-FOT ha-e-FOD mil-ma-TA mi-MUL pa-NAV le-um-MAT mekh-bar-TO mi-MA-al le-KHE-shev ha-e-FOD

Exegesis

The construct chain shetei tabbeot zahav {שְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב | šə-tê ṭab-bə-'ôṯ zā-hā-ḇ} links ‘two rings’ directly to ‘gold’.

Root and etymology

ט־ב־ע

ring, circle

In contextExodus 39:20

And they made two rings of gold and set them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod from below, on the front side, opposite its joining, above the waistband of the ephod.

About this coordinate

Exodus 39:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 39:20, so the Hebrew word טַבְּעֹ֣ת (tabeot) 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.39.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.20.W3.S1) and character.