Nehemiah 13:19:14Neh.13.19.W14TAB

יִפְתָּח֔וּם

yiftakhum

they should open them

Transliteration
yif-ta-KHUM
Extended
yihf-tah-KHOOHM
IPA
/jiftaˈħuːm/

Meaning by language

English
they should open them

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Result
יִפְ + תָּ + ח֔וּם
yif + ta + khum
yiftakhum

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    yif-ta-KHUM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO yif-ta-KHUM

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER tsa-la-LU sha-a-RE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lif-NE ha-sha-BAT va-om-RA va-yis-sag-RU had-de-la-TOT va-om-RA a-SHER LO yif-ta-KHUM AD a-KHAR ha-sha-BAT

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER tsa-la-LU sha-a-RE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lif-NE ha-sha-BAT va-om-RA va-yis-sag-RU had-de-la-TOT va-om-RA a-SHER LO yif-ta-KHUM AD a-KHAR ha-sha-BAT u-min-ne-a-RAI he-e-mad-TI al-ha-she-a-RIM lo-ya-VO mas-SA be-YOM ha-sha-BAT

Exegesis

The relative clause asher lo yiftachum ad achar haShabbat {אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִפְתָּחוּם עַד אַחַר הַשַּׁבָּת | ʾa-šer lō yip-ta-ḥûm ʿad ā-ḥar ha-šab-bāt} ‘that they shall not open until after the Sabbath’ establishes the prohibition.

In contextNehemiah 13:19

When evening shadows fell at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be closed, and I commanded that they must not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my young men at the gates, so that no burden would be brought in on the Sabbath day.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Nehemiah 13:19, so the Hebrew word יִפְתָּח֔וּם (yiftakhum) 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 Neh.13.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.19.W14.S1) and character.