Numbers 17:4:2Num.17.4.W2TABWLC Numbers 17:19
בְּאֹהֶל
beohel
“in the tent”
- Transliteration
- be-O-hel
- Extended
- beh-OH-hehl
- IPA
- /bəˈʔo.hɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the tent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-O-hel
- sentence
ve-hin-nakh-TAM be-O-hel mo-ED lif-NEI ha-ei-DUT a-SHER i-va-ED la-KHEM sha-MAH
Exegesis
The locative phrase be’ohel moed {בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד | bə-ʾō-hel mō-ʿêd} ‘in the tent of meeting’ specifies the sacred venue, while lifnei ha’edut {לִפְנֵי הָעֵדוּת | li-p̄nê hā-ʿêdûṯ} ‘before the testimony’ marks the precise placement beside the ark’s witness.
Root and etymology
ʾ-h-laleph–heh–lamed
“tent, dwelling”
In context — Numbers 17:4
And you shall set them in the tent of meeting before the testimony , where I meet with you there.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 17:4, so the Hebrew word בְּאֹהֶל (beohel) 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.17.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.4.W2.S1) and character.