Numbers 17:11:4Num.17.11.W4TABWLC Numbers 17:26
צִוָּ֤ה
tsivah
“commanded”
- Transliteration
- tsi-VAH
- Extended
- tsih-VAH
- IPA
- /tsiˈva/
Meaning by language
- English
- commanded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
tsi-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS mo-SHEH ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH o-TO KEN a-SA
Exegesis
The verb ṣivvāh {צִוָּה | ṣivvāh} ‘he commanded’ functions as the head of this clause, highlighting YHWH’s authoritative instruction, while the pronominal suffix in ʾōtô {אֹתוֹ | ʾōtô} ‘him’ identifies Moses as the recipient.
Root and etymology
RootTsade-Vav-He
“to command, instruct”
In context — Numbers 17:11
And Moses did just as the LORD commanded him; so he did.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 17:11, so the Hebrew word צִוָּ֤ה (tsivah) 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.17.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.11.W4.S1) and character.