Numbers 16:47:6Num.16.47.W6TABWLC Numbers 17:12
אֶל־תּוֹךְ
eltokh
“into the midst”
- Transliteration
- el-TOKH
- Extended
- EHL-TOHKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjaːrats/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the midst
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-RATS el-TOKH ha-ka-HAL
- clause
va-yik-KAKH a-ha-RON ka-a-SHER di-BER-MO-sheh va-ya-RATS el-TOKH ha-ka-HAL ve-hi-NEH he-KHEL ha-NE-gef ba-AM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH a-ha-RON ka-a-SHER di-BER-MO-sheh va-ya-RATS el-TOKH ha-ka-HAL ve-hi-NEH he-KHEL ha-NE-gef ba-AM va-yi-TEN et-hak-to-RET va-ye-kha-PER al-ha-AM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-tokh ha-qahal {אֶל־תוֹךְ הַקָּהָל | ʾel-tōḵ haqqāhāl} positions Aaron at the center of the congregation, underscoring his mediatorial role.
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Numbers 16:47
And Aaron took it just as Moses had spoken, and ran into the midst of the assembly ; and behold, the plague had begun among the people. And he placed the incense and made atonement for the people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:47:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:47, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תּוֹךְ (eltokh) 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.16.47.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.47.W6.S1) and character.