Numbers 18:15:11Num.18.15.W11TAB
תִפְדֶּ֗ה
tifde
“you must redeem”
- Transliteration
- tif-DE
- Extended
- tif-DEH
- IPA
- /tifˈdɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you must redeem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tif-DE
- phraseyour reading level
AKH pa-DE tif-DE
- clause
AKH pa-DE tif-DE ET be-KHOR ha-a-DAM ve-ET be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah hat-te-ME-ah tif-DE
- sentence
kol-PE-ter RE-khem le-KHOL-ba-SAR a-SHER-yak-ri-VOO la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-DAM u-va-be-HE-mah yih-YE-le-KHAKH AKH pa-DE tif-DE ET be-KHOR ha-a-DAM ve-ET be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah hat-te-ME-ah tif-DE
Exegesis
The emphatic infinitive absolute padah {פָּדֹ֣ה | pa-DOH} plus imperfect tifdeh {תִפְדֶּ֗ה | tif-DEH} intensify the command ‘you shall surely redeem.’
Root and etymology
Rootp-d-h
“to redeem, ransom”
In context — Numbers 18:15
Every first opener of the womb from all flesh that they bring near to the LORD , whether from human or from animal, shall be yours. However, you shall surely redeem the firstborn of a human, and you shall redeem the firstborn of an unclean animal.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 18:15, so the Hebrew word תִפְדֶּ֗ה (tifde) 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.18.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.15.W11.S1) and character.