Exodus 39:3:2Exod.39.3.W2TAB
אֶת־פַּחֵ֣י
etpakhei
“plates of”
- Transliteration
- et-pa-KHEI
- Extended
- et-pah-KHEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.paˈħeː/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-pa-KHEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-pa-KHEI haz-za-HAV
- clause
va-ye-rak-ke-OO et-pa-KHEI haz-za-HAV ve-kit-TSETS pe-ti-LIM la-a-SOT be-TOHkh hat-te-KHE-let u-ve-TOHkh ha-ar-ga-MAN u-ve-TOHkh to-la-AT hash-sha-NEE u-ve-TOHkh hash-SHESH
- sentence
va-ye-rak-ke-OO et-pa-KHEI haz-za-HAV ve-kit-TSETS pe-ti-LIM la-a-SOT be-TOHkh hat-te-KHE-let u-ve-TOHkh ha-ar-ga-MAN u-ve-TOHkh to-la-AT hash-sha-NEE u-ve-TOHkh hash-SHESH ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʼet} introduces pachei {פַּחֵ֣י | pa·ḥê} ‘thin sheets’ as the object.
In context — Exodus 39:3
They hammered out the gold into thin sheets and cut it into strands to weave among the blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen—the work of a craftsman .
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פַּחֵ֣י (etpakhei) 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.39.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.3.W2.S1) and character.