Leviticus 24:4:2Lev.24.4.W2TAB
הַמְּנֹרָ֣ה
hammenorah
“the lampstand”
- Transliteration
- ham-me-no-RAH
- Extended
- hahm-meh-noh-RAA
- IPA
- /ham.mənoˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the lampstand
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-me-no-RAH
- phraseyour reading level
ham-me-no-RAH hat-te-ho-RAH
- clause
AL ham-me-no-RAH hat-te-ho-RAH ya-a-ROKH et-han-ne-ROT
- sentence
AL ham-me-no-RAH hat-te-ho-RAH ya-a-ROKH et-han-ne-ROT lif-NEE Ye-ho-VAH ta-MID
Exegesis
The clause begins with al {עַל | ʿal} ‘upon’ marking location, followed by the construct phrase hammenorah hatehorah {הַמְּנֹרָה הַטְּהֹרָה | hammə-nō-rāh hattə-hō-rāh} ‘the pure lampstand’ combining a noun and adjective with the definite article to specify ritual purity.
Root and etymology
n-rnun-resh
“lampstand, to shine”
In context — Leviticus 24:4
Upon the pure lampstand he shall arrange the lamps before the LORD continually.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 24:4, so the Hebrew word הַמְּנֹרָ֣ה (hammenorah) 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.24.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.4.W2.S1) and character.