Exodus 39:23:4Exod.39.23.W4TAB
תַחְרָ֑א
takhra
“a mail coat”
- Transliteration
- takh-RA
- Extended
- tahkh-RAA
- IPA
- /taħˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a mail coat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
takh-RA
- phraseyour reading level
keh-FEE takh-RA
- clause
oo-fee-ham-me-EEL beh-to-KHO keh-FEE takh-RA
- 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
A simile is introduced by ke-fi {כְּפִי |kə-pî} ‘like the opening’ linked to takh-ra {תַחְרָא |ṭaḥ-rāʾ} ‘coat of mail,’ clarifying design.
Root and etymology
Roottav–het–resh
“woven armor”
In context — Exodus 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 39:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 39:23, so the Hebrew word תַחְרָ֑א (takhra) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.23.W4.S1) and character.