Judges 13:20:5Judg.13.20.W5TAB
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙
hamizbeakh
“the altar”
- Transliteration
- ha-miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- hah-mihz-BEE-akh
- IPA
- /ham.mizˈbeːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-miz-BE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh
- clause
va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM va-yip-e-LU al-pe-NE-hem AR-tse-a
Exegesis
The infinitive construct baʿălōṯ hallāḥav mēʿāl hammîzbēaḥ haššāmāymāh {בַעֲלוֹת הַלַּהַב מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַשָּׁמַיְמָה | baʿălōṯ hallāḥav mēʿāl hammîzbēaḥ haššāmāymāh} functions as a temporal-causal clause “as the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven.”
In context — Judges 13:20
When the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended within the altar’s flame. Manoah and his wife watched, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 13:20, so the Hebrew word הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (hamizbeakh) 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 Judg.13.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.20.W5.S1) and character.