Leviticus 19:30:1Lev.19.30.W1TAB
אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י
etshabbehtohtai
“my Sabbaths”
- Transliteration
- et-shab-beh-TOH-tai
- Extended
- eht-shab-beh-TOH-tai
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʃab.bəˈθoː.θaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my Sabbaths
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-shab-beh-TOH-tai
- phraseyour reading level
et-shab-beh-TOH-tai tish-MO-ru
- clause
et-shab-beh-TOH-tai tish-MO-ru oo-mik-da-SHI tee-RA-oo
- sentence
et-shab-beh-TOH-tai tish-MO-ru oo-mik-da-SHI tee-RA-oo a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The clause begins with et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} ‘direct object marker’, which introduces shabbetotai {שַׁבְּתֹתַי | šab-bə-ṯō-tay} ‘my sabbaths’ as the object of the imperative tishmeru {תִּשְׁמֹרוּ | tiš-mō-rū} ‘you shall keep’.
Root and etymology
sh-b-tshin-bet-tav
“to cease, rest”
In context — Leviticus 19:30
You shall keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary; I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:30, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י (etshabbehtohtai) 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.19.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.30.W1.S1) and character.