Exodus 39:32:3Exod.39.32.W3TAB
מִשְׁכַּ֖ן
mishkan
“tabernacle of the”
- Transliteration
- mish-KAN
- Extended
- mish-KAHN
- IPA
- /miʃˈkan/
Meaning by language
- English
- tabernacle of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-KAN
- clause
va-TE-khel kol-a-vo-DAT mish-KAN O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
va-TE-khel kol-a-vo-DAT mish-KAN O-hel mo-ED va-ya-a-SU be-NEI yis-ra-EL ke-KHOL a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHEH KEN a-SU
Exegesis
The phrase avodat mishkan {עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁכַּ֖ן | ă-vo-dat miš-kān} ‘work of the tabernacle’ forms a double construct with ohel moed {אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד | ʼō-hel mō-ʿēd} ‘tent of meeting’, emphasizing both service and assembly functions of the sanctuary.
Root and etymology
ש-כ-ןshin-kaph-nun
“to dwell”
In context — Exodus 39:32
And all the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed; and the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses—so they did.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 39:32, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁכַּ֖ן (mishkan) 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.39.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.32.W3.S1) and character.