Exodus 39:8:4Exod.39.8.W4TAB
חֹשֵׁ֖ב
khoshev
“a skillful designer”
- Transliteration
- kho-SHEV
- Extended
- khoh-SHEHV
- IPA
- /ħo.ˈʃeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a skillful designer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV
- clause
va-ya-AS et-ha-KHO-shen ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV ke-ma-a-SEH e-FOD
- sentence
va-ya-AS et-ha-KHO-shen ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV ke-ma-a-SEH e-FOD za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
Exegesis
The construct chain maʿaseh ḥōšēv {מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב | maʿăšeh ḥōšēv} ‘work of a skillful craftsman’ specifies the artisan’s role, while kə-maʿaseh ʾēpōd {כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֵפֹד | kə-maʿăšeh ʾēpōd} ‘like the work of the ephod’ establishes a direct comparison.
Root and etymology
ḥ-š-bhet–shin–bet
“to plan”
In context — Exodus 39:8
And he made the breastpiece , a work of a skillful craftsman , like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 39:8, so the Hebrew word חֹשֵׁ֖ב (khoshev) 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.39.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.8.W4.S1) and character.