Numbers 16:9:12Num.16.9.W12TAB
לְשָׁרְתָ֥ם׃
leshartam
“to minister to them”
- Transliteration
- le-shar-TAM
- Extended
- leh-shar-TAHM
- IPA
- /ləʃarˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- to minister to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-shar-TAM
- clause
ve-la-a-MOD leef-NEI ha-e-DAH le-shar-TAM
- 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
Root and etymology
š-r-tshin-resh-tav
“to minister, serve”
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 16:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 16:9, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁרְתָ֥ם׃ (leshartam) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.9.W12.S1) and character.