Numbers 17:2:19Num.17.2.W19TABWLC Numbers 17:17
עַל־מַטֵּהוּ׃
almatehhu
“on his staff”
- Transliteration
- al-ma-TEH-hu
- Extended
- ahl-mah-TEH-hoo
- IPA
- /tixtˈoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- on his staff
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ma-TEH-hu
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-tet-heh
“to extend, branch, staff”
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 17:2:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Numbers 17:2, so the Hebrew word עַל־מַטֵּהוּ׃ (almatehhu) 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.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.2.W19.S1) and character.