Exodus 39:23:2Exod.39.23.W2TAB

בְּתוֹכ֖וֹ

behtokho

within it

Transliteration
beh-to-KHO
Extended
beh-toh-KHOH
IPA
/bə.toˈxoː/

Meaning by language

English
within it

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Result
בְּת + וֹ + כ֖וֹ
beh + to + kho
behtokho

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    beh-to-KHO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    oo-fee-ham-me-EEL beh-to-KHO

  3. clause

    oo-fee-ham-me-EEL beh-to-KHO keh-FEE takh-RA

  4. sentence

    oo-fee-ham-me-EEL beh-to-KHO keh-FEE takh-RA sa-FA leh-FEEV sa-VIV LO yik-ka-RE-a

Exegesis

The locative phrase be-to-kho {בְּתוֹכוֹ |bə-tô-kô} ‘in its middle’ specifies position.

In contextExodus 39:23

And the opening of the robe was in its center like the opening of a coat of mail, with a hem surrounding it so that it would not be torn.

About this coordinate

Exodus 39:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:23, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹכ֖וֹ (behtokho) 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.39.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.23.W2.S1) and character.