Numbers 16:19:5Num.16.19.W5TAB
אֶל־פֶּתַח
elpetakh
“to the entrance”
- Transliteration
- el-PE-takh
- Extended
- EHL-PEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /ʔelˈpe.taħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the entrance
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-PE-takh
- sentence
va-yak-HEL a-lei-HEM KO-rakh et-KOL-ha-e-DAH el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED va-ye-RA ke-VOD-Ye-ho-VAH el-KOL-ha-e-DAH
Exegesis
The locative compound ʾel-pə-ṭaḥ ʾō-hel mō-ʿêd {אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד | ʾel-pə-ṭaḥ ʾō-hel mō-ʿêd} ‘to the entrance of the tent of meeting’ sets the scene for theophany.
Root and etymology
pe-tet-chetpeh-tet-chet
“opening, entrance”
In context — Numbers 16:19
And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 16:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פֶּתַח (elpetakh) 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.16.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.19.W5.S1) and character.