Exodus 39:6:2Exod.39.6.W2TAB
אֶת־אַבְנֵ֣י
etavnei
“the stones of”
- Transliteration
- et-av-NEI
- Extended
- eht-av-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ʔavˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the stones of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-av-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-av-NEI ha-SHO-ham
- clause
va-ya-a-SU et-av-NEI ha-SHO-ham mu-sa-BOT mish-be-TSOT za-HAV
- sentence
va-ya-a-SU et-av-NEI ha-SHO-ham mu-sa-BOT mish-be-TSOT za-HAV me-fu-ta-KHOT pit-tu-KHEI kho-TAM al-she-MOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The direct object is indicated by the particle et {אֶת | ’e·ṯ} ‘direct object marker’, followed by the construct phrase avnei ha-shoham {אַבְנֵי הַשֹּׁהַם | ʾav·nê ha·šō·ḥām} ‘the onyx stones’.
The prepositional phrase al shemot bene Yisrael {עַל־שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿal še·mōṯ bə·nê yi·srā·ʾēl} ‘on the names of the sons of Israel’ specifies the inscribed content. This nested construct and parallel participial structure reflect the precise descriptive style of the Priestly account.
In context — Exodus 39:6
And they made the onyx stones encircled in gold settings and engraved them as seal-carvings on the names of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַבְנֵ֣י (etavnei) 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.39.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.6.W2.S1) and character.