Exodus 39:3:7Exod.39.3.W7TAB
בְּת֤וֹךְ
betohkh
“into”
- Transliteration
- be-TOHkh
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈθoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- into
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOHkh
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOHkh hat-te-KHE-let
- 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
A series of coordinated prepositional phrases with be-tokh {בְּת֤וֹךְ | bə·tôḵ} and u-be-tokh {וּבְת֣וֹךְ | ū·bə·tôḵ} systematically enumerate the materials: ha-tekhelet {הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ | ha·tə·kê·lēt} ‘the blue’, ha-argaman {הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן | hā·ʾar·gā·mān} ‘the purple’, tōlaʿat ha-shani {תּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖י | tō·la·ʿat ha·šanî} ‘worm of the scarlet’, and ha-shesh {הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ | ha·šēš} ‘the fine linen’.
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 39:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 39:3, so the Hebrew word בְּת֤וֹךְ (betohkh) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.3.W7.S1) and character.