Numbers 17:8:9Num.17.8.W9TABWLC Numbers 17:23
מַטֵּ֣ה־אַהֲרֹ֗ן
matehaharon
“the staff of Aaron”
- Transliteration
- ma-TEH-A-ha-RON
- Extended
- mah-TEH-ah-ha-ROHN
- IPA
- /maˈteʔ.ʔahaˈron/
Meaning by language
- English
- the staff of Aaron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-TEH-A-ha-RON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NEH pa-RACH ma-TEH-A-ha-RON
- clause
el-O-HEL ha-e-DUT ve-hi-NEH pa-RACH ma-TEH-A-ha-RON le-VEIT LE-vi va-ya-TSETS pe-RACH va-ya-GED TSITS va-yo-GE-mel she-ke-DIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kho-RAT va-ya-VO mo-SHEH el-O-HEL ha-e-DUT ve-hi-NEH pa-RACH ma-TEH-A-ha-RON le-VEIT LE-vi va-ya-TSETS pe-RACH va-ya-GED TSITS va-yo-GE-mel she-ke-DIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase matteh-’Aharôn le-beit Levi {מַטֵּה־אַהֲרֹן לְבֵית לֵוִי | maṭṭeh-’Aharôn lə-ḇēṯ lēvî} “staff of Aaron for the house of Levi” underscores priestly legitimacy.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-tav-he
“to extend, staff”
In context — Numbers 17:8
And it was on the next day that Moses came to the tent of the testimony , and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted; it brought forth buds, produced blossoms , and yielded almonds.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 17:8, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֣ה־אַהֲרֹ֗ן (matehaharon) 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.17.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.8.W9.S1) and character.