Numbers 16:27:11Num.16.27.W11TAB
פֶּתַח
petakh
“at the entrance”
- Transliteration
- PE-takh
- Extended
- PEH-takh
- IPA
- /ˈpɛtax/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the entrance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
PE-takh
- sentence
va-yi-a-LU me-AL mish-KAN-KO-reakh da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM mi-sa-VIV ve-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM yats-U ni-tsa-VIM PE-takh a-ho-le-HEM u-ne-she-HEM u-ve-ne-HEM ve-ta-PAM
Exegesis
The noun pĕṭaḥ {פֶּתַח | pĕṭaḥ} ‘entrance’ designates the focal point, and the successive vav-coordinated terms ’ōhălêhem, ū-nšêhêm, ū-bənêhêm, wə-ṭappām convey the involvement of the entire household. The paratactic string of vav conjunctions is rendered through coordinated clauses in English to preserve Hebrew rhythm and emphasis.
Root and etymology
p-t-ḥpeh-taw-cheth
“to open”
In context — Numbers 16:27
So they withdrew from around the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram went out and stood at the entrance of their tents with their wives and their sons and their little ones.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 16:27, so the Hebrew word פֶּתַח (petakh) 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.16.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.27.W11.S1) and character.