Exodus 39:38:8Exod.39.38.W8TAB
קְטֹ֣רֶת
ketoret
“incense of”
- Transliteration
- ke-TO-ret
- Extended
- keh-TOH-reht
- IPA
- /qə.ˈtoː.rɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- incense of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ke-TO-ret
- phraseyour reading level
ke-TO-ret has-sa-MIM
- clause
ve-ET miz-BAKH haz-za-HAV ve-ET SHE-men ham-mish-KHA ve-ET ke-TO-ret has-sa-MIM
- sentence
ve-ET miz-BAKH haz-za-HAV ve-ET SHE-men ham-mish-KHA ve-ET ke-TO-ret has-sa-MIM ve-ET ma-SAKH PE-takh ha-O-hel
Exegesis
The construct ketoret ha-samim {קְטֹ֣רֶת הַסַּמִּ֑ים | qə-ṭō-ret ha-sam-mîm} ‘incense of the spices’ marks a genitive relationship, while petach ha-ohel {פֶּ֥תַח הָאֹֽהֶל | pě-taḥ hā-’ō-hel} ‘entrance of the tent’ denotes location. The enumeration underscores the completeness of the Tabernacle’s consecrated furnishings and is mirrored by maintaining the list order in English.
Root and etymology
q-t-rq-t-r
“to smoke, burn incense”
In context — Exodus 39:38
And the gold altar and the anointing oil and the incense of the spices and the curtain for the entrance of the tent.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 39:38, so the Hebrew word קְטֹ֣רֶת (ketoret) 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.39.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.38.W8.S1) and character.