Exodus 39:4:3Exod.39.4.W3TAB

חֹבְרֹ֑ת

khovrot

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Transliteration
khov-ROT
Extended
khohv-ROHT
IPA
/ħovˈroːθ/

Meaning by language

English
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Result
חֹבְ + רֹ֑ת
khov + rot
khovrot

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    khov-ROT

  2. clause

    ke-te-FOT a-soo-LO khov-ROT

  3. sentence

    ke-te-FOT a-soo-LO khov-ROT al-she-NEI ke-tso-TAIV khoo-BAR

Exegesis

The participle chovrot {חֹבְרֹ֑ת | ḥōvrōt} specifies the mode of joining, followed by the locative prepositional phrase al-shnei ketsavotav {עַל־שְׁנֵ֥י קְצָוֹתָ֖יו | ʿal-šənê qeṣāwōtāv} indicating its two ends.

Root and etymology

Rootchet–bet–resh

to join, connect

In contextExodus 39:4

They made shoulder pieces for the ephod and joined them at its two ends .

About this coordinate

Exodus 39:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 39:4, so the Hebrew word חֹבְרֹ֑ת (khovrot) 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.39.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.4.W3.S1) and character.