Numbers 16:9:10Num.16.9.W10TAB
מִשְׁכַּ֖ן יְהוָ֑ה
mishkan yehovah
“of the tabernacle of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- meesh-KAN Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /miʃˈkan jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the tabernacle of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-vo-DAT mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
le-hak-RIV et-KHEM la-a-vo-DAT mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ham-AT mi-KEM ki-hiv-DIL e-LEI yis-ra-EL et-KHEM me-a-DAT yis-ra-EL le-hak-RIV et-KHEM la-a-vo-DAT mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-la-a-MOD leef-NEI ha-e-DAH le-shar-TAM
Exegesis
Infinitive constructs lehakriv {לְהַקְרִיב | lə-hăq-rîḇ} and la'avod {לַעֲבֹד | la‛ăwôḏ} outline nearness and service in the tabernacle, while the construct etavadat mishkan yhwh {אֶת־עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה | ʾet-ʿăwôḏat miškān Yəhōwāh} conveys “service of the LORD’s tabernacle.”
Root and etymology
š-k-nshin-kaf-nun
“to dwell”
In context — Numbers 16:9
Is it a small thing for you that the God of Israel has set you apart from the congregation of Israel to bring you near to Himself, to serve the work of the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 16:9, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁכַּ֖ן יְהוָ֑ה (mishkan yehovah) 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.16.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.9.W10.S1) and character.