Exodus 39:21:7Exod.39.21.W7TAB
תְּכֵ֗לֶת
tekhelet
“blue”
- Transliteration
- te-KHE-let
- Extended
- teh-KHEH-let
- IPA
- /təˈxeː.lɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- blue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
te-KHE-let
- phraseyour reading level
bif-TEEL te-KHE-let
- 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 prepositional phrase biftil tekelet {בִּפְתִיל תְּכֵלֶת | bif-ṭîl tə-ḵê-let} “with a cord of blue” highlights the ritual color symbolism.
Root and etymology
ת־כ־ל
“violet-blue dye from shellfish”
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 39:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 39:21, so the Hebrew word תְּכֵ֗לֶת (tekhelet) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.21.W7.S1) and character.