Numbers 16:37:6Num.16.37.W6TABWLC Numbers 17:2
אֵת־הַמַּחְתֹּ֑ת
ethammakhtot
“the censers”
- Transliteration
- et-ham-makh-TOT
- Extended
- EET-hah-makh-TOHT
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ham.maħˈtoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the censers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ham-makh-TOT
- clause
e-MOR el-el-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN ve-ho-TSE et-ham-makh-TOT
- sentence
e-MOR el-el-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN ve-ho-TSE et-ham-makh-TOT mi-BEN has-se-re-FA ve-ET-ha-ESH ze-re-HAH hal-AH KI kad-SHU U
Exegesis
The vav-prefixed Hiphil form wə-yā-rēm conveys a causative “and let him take up,” directly followed by the direct-object marker ēt and hamachtot {הַמַּחְתֹּת | ha-maḥ-ṯôt} “the censers.” The partitive construct mi-bēn ha-sə-rê-p̄āh “from among the burning” specifies the source, while wə-’ēt hā-’ēš resumes the object sequence. The second imperative zə-rêh governs ha-lā-’eh, marking separation “scatter … yonder.” Finally, the conjunction kî introduces the perfect qā-də-šû, indicating a completed state “they have become holy.” The interplay of imperatives, partitive expressions, and sequential markers underscores the ritual logic of removal, purification, and consecration.
In context — Numbers 16:37
Say to Eleazar, son of Aaron, the priest , that he should take up the censers from among the burning and scatter the fire away yonder, for they have become holy .
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:37, so the Hebrew word אֵת־הַמַּחְתֹּ֑ת (ethammakhtot) 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.16.37.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.37.W6.S1) and character.