Exodus 39:30:8Exod.39.30.W8TAB
מִכְתַּב֙
mikhtav
“an inscription of”
- Transliteration
- mikh-TAV
- Extended
- mikh-TAHV
- IPA
- /mixˈtav/
Meaning by language
- English
- an inscription of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mikh-TAV
- clause
va-yikh-te-VU a-LAV mikh-TAV pi-tu-KHEI kho-TAM KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-a-SU et-TSITS ne-zer-ha-KO-desh za-HAV ta-HOR va-yikh-te-VU a-LAV mikh-TAV pi-tu-KHEI kho-TAM KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase miḵtāv piṭṭûḥē ḥōṭām {מִכְתַּב פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם | miḵtāv piṭṭûḥē ḥōṭām} condenses inscription and seal engravings to convey official authorization.
In context — Exodus 39:30
And they fashioned the plate of the diadem of holiness from pure gold and engraved on it an inscription like the engravings of a seal: “Holy to the LORD” .
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 39:30, so the Hebrew word מִכְתַּב֙ (mikhtav) 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.39.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.30.W8.S1) and character.