Numbers 15:39:6Num.15.39.W6TAB
וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙
uzkhartem
“and remember”
- Transliteration
- uz-khar-TEM
- Extended
- ooz-khar-TEM
- IPA
- /uzxarˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and remember
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
uz-khar-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
u-re-i-TEM o-TO uz-khar-TEM
- clause
ve-ha-YA la-KHEM le-tsi-TSET u-re-i-TEM o-TO uz-khar-TEM et-KOL-mits-VOT Ye-ho-VAH va-a-si-TEM o-TAM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA la-KHEM le-tsi-TSET u-re-i-TEM o-TO uz-khar-TEM et-KOL-mits-VOT Ye-ho-VAH va-a-si-TEM o-TAM ve-LO-ta-TU-ru a-kha-REI le-vav-KHEM ve-a-kha-REI ei-NEI-khem a-SHER-a-TEM zo-NIM a-kha-REI-hem
Exegesis
The verbs ure’item {וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם | û-rə-’î-them} ‘and you shall see’ and uzekhar-tem {וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ | û-zə-ḵar-them} ‘and you shall remember’ form a perfect sequential chain emphasizing visual perception followed by cognitive recall. The direct object marker et preceding kol mitsvot YHWH ‘all the commandments of the LORD’ underscores the scope of divine instruction.
Root and etymology
ז־כ־ר
“to remember”
In context — Numbers 15:39
And it shall be to you for tassels, so that you will look at them and remember all the commandments of the LORD , and you will do them and not follow after your hearts and after your eyes, which lead you astray.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 15:39, so the Hebrew word וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ (uzkhartem) 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.15.39.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.39.W6.S1) and character.