Numbers 17:3:4Num.17.3.W4TABWLC Numbers 17:18
תָּכְתֹּ֖ב
takhtov
“you shall write”
- Transliteration
- takh-TOV
- Extended
- tahkh-TOHV
- IPA
- /taχˈtoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall write
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
takh-TOV
- 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 verb tiktov {תִּכְתֹּב | tik-tōḇ} (Qal imperfect) conveys the primary injunction.
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 17:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 17:3, so the Hebrew word תָּכְתֹּ֖ב (takhtov) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.3.W4.S1) and character.