Numbers 18:1:3Num.18.1.W3TAB

אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן

elaharon

to Aaron

Transliteration
el-a-ha-RON
Extended
el-ah-ha-RON
IPA
/ʔɛl.ʔahaˈron/

Meaning by language

English
to Aaron

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶֽל + אַ + הֲ + רֹ֔ן
el + a + ha + ron
elaharon

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-a-ha-RON

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON a-TA u-va-NE-kha u-VEIT-a-VI-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ha-mik-DASH

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON a-TA u-va-NE-kha u-VEIT-a-VI-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ha-mik-DASH ve-a-TA u-va-NE-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ke-hu-NAT-khem

Exegesis

The phrase el Aharon {אֶל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ʾēl ʾāhārōn} ‘to Aaron’ marks the addressee.

In contextNumbers 18:1

And the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house with you will bear the guilt of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you will bear the guilt of your priesthood.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 18:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 18:1, so the Hebrew word אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן (elaharon) 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.18.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.1.W3.S1) and character.