Exodus 39:34:3Exod.39.34.W3TAB
הָֽאֵילִם֙
haelim
“the rams”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-LIM
- Extended
- haa-ee-LIHM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔeːˈlim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the rams
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-e-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
o-ROT ha-e-LIM
- clause
ve-et-mikh-SEH o-ROT ha-e-LIM ha-me-a-da-MIM ve-et-mikh-SEH o-ROT hat-te-kha-SHIM
- sentence
ve-et-mikh-SEH o-ROT ha-e-LIM ha-me-a-da-MIM ve-et-mikh-SEH o-ROT hat-te-kha-SHIM ve-ET pa-RO-khet ham-ma-SAKH
Exegesis
The construct chain mikseh ʿôrôt hāʾêlîm hamʾaddāmîm {מִכְסֵה עוֹרֹת הָאֵילִם הַמְאָדָּמִים | miḵsēh ʿôrôt hāʾêlîm hamʾaddāmîm} ‘covering of the rams dyed red’ and the parallel mikseh ʿôrôt hattəḥāšîm {מִכְסֵה עֹרֹת הַתְּחָשִׁים | miḵsēh ʿôrôt hattəḥāšîm} ‘covering of the tachash skins’ illustrate Hebrew noun-construct patterns, with the participle hameaddamim modifying ʾêlîm to indicate ritual coloration.
In context — Exodus 39:34
And the covering of the rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of the tachash skins , and the veil of the screen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 39:34, so the Hebrew word הָֽאֵילִם֙ (haelim) 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.39.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.34.W3.S1) and character.