Exodus 39:40:7Exod.39.40.W7TAB
לְשַׁ֣עַר
leshaar
“for the gate of”
- Transliteration
- le-SHA-ar
- Extended
- leh-SHAH-ar
- IPA
- /lə.ˈʃa.ʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the gate of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
le-SHA-ar
- phraseyour reading level
le-SHA-ar he-kha-TSER
- clause
ET kal-EI he-kha-TSER et-am-mu-DE-ha ve-et-a-da-NE-ha ve-et-ha-ma-SAKH le-SHA-ar he-kha-TSER et-mei-ta-RAV vi-te-do-TE-ha
- sentence
ET kal-EI he-kha-TSER et-am-mu-DE-ha ve-et-a-da-NE-ha ve-et-ha-ma-SAKH le-SHA-ar he-kha-TSER et-mei-ta-RAV vi-te-do-TE-ha ve-ET kol-ke-LEI a-vo-DAT ha-mish-KAN le-O-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
Prepositional phrases like le-sha'ar hekhatsar {לְשַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר | lə-šaʿar heḥāṣêr} ‘for the gate of the courtyard’ denote functional purpose.
In context — Exodus 39:40
The curtains of the courtyard with its posts and its bases, the screen for the gate of the courtyard with its cords and its pegs, and all the furnishings for the service of the tabernacle for the Tent of Meeting.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:40:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 39:40, so the Hebrew word לְשַׁ֣עַר (leshaar) 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.39.40.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.40.W7.S1) and character.