Genesis 30:39:7Gen.30.39.W7TAB
נְקֻדִּ֖ים
nekudim
“speckled”
- Transliteration
- ne-ku-DIM
- Extended
- neh-koo-DEEM
- IPA
- /nə.qud.ˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- speckled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ne-ku-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-ku-DIM ne-ku-DIM
- clause
vat-te-LAD-na hat-TSON a-ku-DIM ne-ku-DIM u-te-lu-IM
- sentence
va-ye-khe-MU hat-TSON el-ham-ma-ke-LOT vat-te-LAD-na hat-TSON a-ku-DIM ne-ku-DIM u-te-lu-IM
Exegesis
The adjectives ʿă-qud-dîm {עֲקֻדִּ֥ים | ʿă-qud-dîm} ‘striped’, nə-qud-dîm {נְקֻדִּ֖ים | nə-qud-dîm} ‘spotted’, and û-ṭə-lu-ʾîm {וּטְלֻאִֽים | û-ṭə-lu-ʾîm} ‘mottled’ form a coordinate series describing the coat patterns of the offspring. In English, the verbs are rendered in the simple past for narrative flow, and the subject–verb–object order clarifies the causal relationship between mating and birthing.
Root and etymology
RootNun-Qof-Dalet
“to mark with spots”
In context — Genesis 30:39
The flock came into heat by the rods , and the flock bore young that were striped, spotted, and mottled.
About this coordinate
Genesis 30:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 30:39, so the Hebrew word נְקֻדִּ֖ים (nekudim) 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 Gen.30.39.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.30.39.W7.S1) and character.