Exodus 39:5:9Exod.39.5.W9TAB
תְּכֵ֧לֶת
tekhelet
“blue”
- Transliteration
- te-KHE-let
- Extended
- teh-KHEH-let
- IPA
- /təˈxeː.lɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- blue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-KHE-let
- phraseyour reading level
te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN
- clause
ve-KHE-shev a-fu-da-TO a-SHER a-LAV mi-me-NU HU ke-ma-a-SE-hu za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mosh-ZAR
- sentence
ve-KHE-shev a-fu-da-TO a-SHER a-LAV mi-me-NU HU ke-ma-a-SE-hu za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mosh-ZAR ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE
Root and etymology
Roott-k-l
“to complete, finish”
In context — Exodus 39:5
And the waistband of his ephod, which was on it and from it, was made in the same workmanship: gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet thread, and finely twined linen, as the LORD commanded Moses .
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 39:5, so the Hebrew word תְּכֵ֧לֶת (tekhelet) 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.39.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.5.W9.S1) and character.