Exodus 39:9:7Exod.39.9.W7TAB
אָרְכּ֛וֹ
orko
“its length”
- Transliteration
- or-KO
- Extended
- ohr-KOH
- IPA
- /ʔɔr.ˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its length
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
or-KO
- phraseyour reading level
ZE-ret or-KO
- clause
ZE-ret or-KO ve-ZE-ret rokh-BO ka-FOOL
- sentence
ra-VOO-a ha-YA ka-FOOL a-SU et-ha-KHO-shen ZE-ret or-KO ve-ZE-ret rokh-BO ka-FOOL
Exegesis
Parallel noun phrases introduced by zeret {זֶ֧רֶת | zēreṯ} ‘span’ with suffixes in orko {אָרְכּ֛וֹ | ʾorkô} and rachbo {רָחְבּ֖וֹ | rāḥbô} specify its length and width.
In context — Exodus 39:9
It was square and folded double , and they made the breastpiece . Its length was a span and its width was a span.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 39:9, so the Hebrew word אָרְכּ֛וֹ (orko) 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.39.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.9.W7.S1) and character.