Leviticus 16:23:3Lev.16.23.W3TAB
אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל
elohel
“to the tent of”
- Transliteration
- el-O-HEL
- Extended
- el-OH-HEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈʔo.hɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the tent of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-O-HEL
- phraseyour reading level
el-O-HEL mo-ED
- clause
oo-VA a-ha-RON el-O-HEL mo-ED oo-fa-SHAT et-big-DEI ha-BAD a-SHER la-VASH be-vo-O el-ha-KO-desh
- sentence
oo-VA a-ha-RON el-O-HEL mo-ED oo-fa-SHAT et-big-DEI ha-BAD a-SHER la-VASH be-vo-O el-ha-KO-desh ve-hi-ni-KHAM SHAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el ohel moed {אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד | ʾel ʼō-hel mō-ʿēḏ} ‘into the tent of meeting’ specifies Aaron’s sacred location.
Root and etymology
ʼ-h-lʼ-h-l
“tent, dwelling”
In context — Leviticus 16:23
Then Aaron shall enter the tent of meeting and remove the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the holy place, and he shall leave them there.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 16:23, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל (elohel) 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 Lev.16.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.23.W3.S1) and character.