Exodus 39:22:2Exod.39.22.W2TAB
אֶת־מְעִ֥יל
etmeil
“the robe of”
- Transliteration
- et-me-IL
- Extended
- eht-meh-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.mə.ˈʕiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the robe of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
et-me-IL
- phraseyour reading level
et-me-IL ha-e-FOD
- clause
va-ya-AS et-me-IL ha-e-FOD ma-a-SEH o-REG
- sentence
va-ya-AS et-me-IL ha-e-FOD ma-a-SEH o-REG ke-LIL te-KHE-let
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks me’il {מְעִ֥יל | mə-ʿîl} “robe” as direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-ayin-lamed
“to cover, to cloak”
In context — Exodus 39:22
And he made the robe of the ephod—the work of a weaver —entirely of blue .
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:22, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מְעִ֥יל (etmeil) 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.39.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.22.W2.S1) and character.