Exodus 39:21:4Exod.39.21.W4TAB
אֶל־טַבְּעֹ֨ת
eltabot
“to the rings of”
- Transliteration
- el-tab-OT
- Extended
- ehl-tab-OHT
- IPA
- /ʔel.tavˈʕoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the rings of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-tab-OT
- phraseyour reading level
mi-tab-be-o-TAV el-tab-OT ha-e-FOD
- clause
va-yir-ke-SU et-ha-KHO-shen mi-tab-be-o-TAV el-tab-OT ha-e-FOD bif-TEEL te-KHE-let lih-YOT al-KHE-shev ha-e-FOD ve-lo-yiz-ZAKH ha-KHO-shen meh-AL ha-e-FOD
- sentence
va-yir-ke-SU et-ha-KHO-shen mi-tab-be-o-TAV el-tab-OT ha-e-FOD bif-TEEL te-KHE-let lih-YOT al-KHE-shev ha-e-FOD ve-lo-yiz-ZAKH ha-KHO-shen meh-AL ha-e-FOD ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHEH
Exegesis
The construct chain mitabotav {מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו | mi-ṭab-ʿō-tā-v} “from its rings” plus el tabot {אֶל־טַבְּעֹת | ʾel ṭa-bə-ʿōt} “to the rings” precisely links the breastpiece and ephod.
Root and etymology
tet-bet-ayintet-bet-ayin
“circular impression”
In context — Exodus 39:21
And they bound the breastpiece from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue , to be on the band of the ephod, so that the breastpiece would not slip from upon the ephod, as the LORD commanded Moses.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 39:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־טַבְּעֹ֨ת (eltabot) 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.39.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.21.W4.S1) and character.