Numbers 17:3:1Num.17.3.W1TABWLC Numbers 17:18
וְאֵת֙
veet
“and”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET
- Extended
- veh-EET
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET
- clause
ve-ET SHEM a-ha-RON takh-TOV al-ma-TEH
- sentence
ve-ET SHEM a-ha-RON takh-TOV al-ma-TEH le-VI KI ma-TEH e-KHAD le-ROSH BEIT a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
The command opens with the prefixed vav in v’et {וְאֵת | və-ʾêṯ}, marking the direct object.
In context — Numbers 17:3
And you shall write Aaron’s name upon the staff of Levi , for there shall be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 17:3, so the Hebrew word וְאֵת֙ (veet) 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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.3.W1.S1) and character.