Exodus 39:28:2Exod.39.28.W2TAB
הַמִּצְנֶ֣פֶת
hamitsnefet
“the turban of”
- Transliteration
- ha-mits-NE-fet
- Extended
- hah-mits-NEH-fet
- IPA
- /ha.mitsˈnɛ.fɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the turban of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ha-mits-NE-fet
- phraseyour reading level
ha-mits-NE-fet SHESH
- clause
ve-ET ha-mits-NE-fet SHESH ve-et-pa-a-REI ha-mig-ba-OT SHESH
- sentence
ve-ET ha-mits-NE-fet SHESH ve-et-pa-a-REI ha-mig-ba-OT SHESH ve-et-mikh-ne-SEI ha-BAD SHESH mash-ZAR
Exegesis
Each item, beginning with ha-mitsnefet {הַמִּצְנֶפֶת | ham·miṣ·nē·p̄et} ‘the turban’ and pa’arei ha-migba’ot {פַּאֲרֵי הַמִּגְבָּעוֹת | pa·ʾā·rē ha·miɡ·bā·ʿōt} ‘the caps’, is described by the adjective shesh {שֵׁשׁ | šēš} ‘fine linen’, highlighting the premium material.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–nun–pe
“to wrap, wind around”
In context — Exodus 39:28
And they made the turban of fine linen, and the caps of fine linen, and the undergarments of finely twisted linen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:28, so the Hebrew word הַמִּצְנֶ֣פֶת (hamitsnefet) 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.39.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.28.W2.S1) and character.