Numbers 15:19:6Num.15.19.W6TAB
תְרוּמָ֖ה
teruma
“a contribution”
- Transliteration
- te-ru-MA
- Extended
- teh-roo-MAA
- IPA
- /təruˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a contribution
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-ru-MA
- phraseyour reading level
ta-ri-MU te-ru-MA
- clause
ta-ri-MU te-ru-MA la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-a-khal-KHEM mi-LE-khem ha-A-retz ta-ri-MU te-ru-MA la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect tarimu {תָּרִימוּ | ṯā-rî-mû} functions as a directive “you shall lift up,” taking terumah {תְרוּמָה | tərū-māh} as its object.
Root and etymology
r-w-mresh-vav-mem
“to lift up”
In context — Numbers 15:19
And it shall be, when you eat from the bread of the land, that you shall lift up an offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 15:19, so the Hebrew word תְרוּמָ֖ה (teruma) 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 Num.15.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.19.W6.S1) and character.