Numbers 17:2:18Num.17.2.W18TABWLC Numbers 17:17
תִּכְתֹּ֖ב
tiktov
“you shall write”
- Transliteration
- tik-TOV
- Extended
- tikh-TOHV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʃˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall write
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-TOV
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TOT EESH et-shMO tik-TOV
- clause
shnei-MA-saR ma-TOT EESH et-shMO tik-TOV al-ma-TEH-hu
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-KAKH me-eet-TAM ma-TEH ma-TEH le-VEIT AV me-ET kol-ne-si-EI-hem le-VEIT a-vo-TAM shnei-MA-saR ma-TOT EESH et-shMO tik-TOV al-ma-TEH-hu
Exegesis
The final clause ish et shemo tiktov al mattehu {אִישׁ אֶת־שְׁמוֹ תִּכְתֹּב עַל־מַטֵּהוּ | ʾīš ʾet še-mō tiḥ-tōḇ ʿal maṭ-tē-hū} combines subject, direct object marker, and verb to mandate inscription. English follows Hebrew word order and clan structure.
In context — Numbers 17:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and take from them a staff from each of all their leaders , according to the house of their fathers, twelve staffs in all. You shall write each man’s name on his staff .
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Numbers 17:2, so the Hebrew word תִּכְתֹּ֖ב (tiktov) 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.17.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.2.W18.S1) and character.