Numbers 16:9:8Num.16.9.W8TAB
לְהַקְרִ֥יב אֶתְכֶ֛ם
lehakriv etkhem
“to bring you near”
- Transliteration
- le-hak-RIV et-KHEM
- Extended
- leh-hak-REEV et-KHEM
- IPA
- /ləhaqˈriv ʔɛtˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to bring you near
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-hak-RIV et-KHEM
- 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
The construct chain elohei yisra'el {אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾĕ-lō-hê Yiśraʾēl} emphasizes covenantal identity, and the repetition of the direct object marker etkhem {אֶתְכֶם | ʾet-kem} underscores the exclusivity of the priestly audience.
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.”
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 16:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 16:9, so the Hebrew word לְהַקְרִ֥יב אֶתְכֶ֛ם (lehakriv etkhem) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.9.W8.S1) and character.