Numbers 16:19:6Num.16.19.W6TAB
אֹהֶל
ohel
“of the tent”
- Transliteration
- O-hel
- Extended
- OH-hehl
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː.hɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the tent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
O-hel
- 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.
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 16:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:19, so the Hebrew word אֹהֶל (ohel) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.19.W6.S1) and character.