Exodus 39:8:9Exod.39.8.W9TAB
וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן
veargaman
“and purple”
- Transliteration
- ve-ar-ga-MAN
- Extended
- veh-ar-gah-MAAN
- IPA
- /və.ʔar.ga.ˈmaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and purple
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ar-ga-MAN
- phraseyour reading level
te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN
- clause
za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
- 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 asyndetic list of materials—zāhāv {זָהָב | zāhāv} ‘gold’, təḵēlet {תְּכֵ֧לֶת | təḵēlet} ‘blue yarn’, ʾargāmān {אַרְגָּמָן | ʾargāmān} ‘purple’, tōlaʿat šānî {תוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי | tōlaʿat šānî} ‘scarlet’, and šēš māšzar {שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר | šēš māšzar} ‘fine twisted linen’—mirrors the Hebrew’s detailed pacing, conveying the precision required for priestly textiles.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-r-g
“to weave”
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 39:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 39:8, so the Hebrew word וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן (veargaman) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.8.W9.S1) and character.