Numbers 17:6:18Num.17.6.W18TABWLC Numbers 17:21
בְּתוֹךְ
betokh
“among”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKh
- Extended
- beh-TOHKh
- IPA
- /bəˈtoχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- among
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKh
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER mo-SHEH el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yit-NU e-LAV kol-ne-si-EI-hem ma-TEH le-na-SI e-KHAD ma-TEH le-na-si-EM shneim-a-SAR ma-TOT u-ma-TEH a-ha-RON be-TOKh ma-to-TAM
In context — Numbers 17:6
And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him staffs—one staff for each leader, according to their ancestral houses—twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:6:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Numbers 17:6, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹךְ (betokh) 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.17.6.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.6.W18.S1) and character.