Exodus 39:3:8Exod.39.3.W8TAB
הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙
hattekhelet
“the blue”
- Transliteration
- hat-te-KHE-let
- Extended
- hat-teh-KHEH-let
- IPA
- /hat.təˈxeːleθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the blue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
hat-te-KHE-let
- 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’.
Root and etymology
Roott-k-l
“to complete, finish”
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 39:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 39:3, so the Hebrew word הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ (hattekhelet) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.3.W8.S1) and character.