Numbers 15:38:16Num.15.38.W16TAB
תְּכֵֽלֶת׃
tekhelet
“of blue”
- Transliteration
- te-KHE-let
- Extended
- teh-KHEH-let
- IPA
- /təˈxeːlet/
Meaning by language
- English
- of blue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
te-KHE-let
- phraseyour reading level
pe-TIL te-KHE-let
- clause
ve-nat-NU al-tsi-TSET ha-ka-NAF pe-TIL te-KHE-let
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ve-a-SU la-HEM tsi-TSET al-kan-FEI big-dei-HEM le-do-ro-TAM ve-nat-NU al-tsi-TSET ha-ka-NAF pe-TIL te-KHE-let
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive perfect venatnu {וְנָתְנ֛וּ | wə-nāṯ-nû} ‘and they shall put’ adds pe-til techelet {פְּתִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת | pe-tîl tə-ḵē-let} ‘cord of blue’ upon the tassel. The coordination with vav underscores the inseparable actions of making and adorning the tassels, and Hebrew construct chains and vav-consecutive forms are rendered through coordinated clauses and prepositional modifiers to preserve sequence and emphasis.
Root and etymology
“blue dye”
In context — Numbers 15:38
Speak to the sons of Israel and you shall say: They shall make for themselves a tassel on the corners of their garments throughout their generations and they shall put upon the tassel of the corner a cord of blue.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:38:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 15:38, so the Hebrew word תְּכֵֽלֶת׃ (tekhelet) 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.15.38.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.38.W16.S1) and character.