Exodus 39:4:3Exod.39.4.W3TAB
חֹבְרֹ֑ת
khovrot
“attached”
- Transliteration
- khov-ROT
- Extended
- khohv-ROHT
- IPA
- /ħovˈroːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- attached
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khov-ROT
- clause
ke-te-FOT a-soo-LO khov-ROT
- 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 context — Exodus 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.