Exodus 39:7:5Exod.39.7.W5TAB

הָאֵפֹ֔ד

haefod

the ephod

Transliteration
ha-e-FOD
Extended
hah-eh-FOHD
IPA
/haː.ʔeː.ˈfoːð/

Meaning by language

English
the ephod

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אֵ + פֹ֔ד
ha + e + fod
haefod

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Pep with dagesh; f without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-e-FOD

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kit-FOT ha-e-FOD

  3. clause

    va-ya-SEM o-TAM AL kit-FOT ha-e-FOD av-NEI zik-ka-RON liv-NEI yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    va-ya-SEM o-TAM AL kit-FOT ha-e-FOD av-NEI zik-ka-RON liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER tsiv-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE

Exegesis

The construct chain al kitpōt {עַל כִּתְפֹת | ʿal kitpōt} “upon shoulder pieces” with hāʾēpōd {הָאֵפֹד | hāʾēpōd} “the ephod” precisely locates the placement.

Root and etymology

א־פ־ד

to bind or wrap

In contextExodus 39:7

And He placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses .

About this coordinate

Exodus 39:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 39:7, so the Hebrew word הָאֵפֹ֔ד (haefod) 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.39.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.7.W5.S1) and character.