Malachi 2:4:6Mal.2.4.W6TAB
הַמִּצְוָ֣ה
hammitsva
“the command”
- Transliteration
- ham-mits-VA
- Extended
- hahm-mihcts-VAH
- IPA
- /ham.mitsˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the command
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-mits-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ham-mits-VA ha-ZOT
- clause
vi-DA-e-tem KI shi-lakh-TI a-LE-khem ET ham-mits-VA ha-ZOT
- sentence
vi-DA-e-tem KI shi-lakh-TI a-LE-khem ET ham-mits-VA ha-ZOT lih-hyot be-ri-TI et-LE-vi a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾet {אֵת | ʾet} signals ham-miṣwāh haz-zôt {הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת | ham-miṣ-wāh haz-zôt} ‘this commandment’, while ʾet-lêwî {אֶת־לֵוִ֔י | ʾet-lê-wî} marks Levi as the covenant partner.
Root and etymology
ṣ-w-htsade–vav–he
“to command”
In context — Malachi 2:4
Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, so that My covenant may continue with Levi , says the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Malachi 2:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Malachi 2:4, so the Hebrew word הַמִּצְוָ֣ה (hammitsva) 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 Mal.2.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.2.4.W6.S1) and character.