Numbers 18:15:17Num.18.15.W17TAB
הַטְּמֵאָ֖ה
hattemeah
“unclean”
- Transliteration
- hat-te-ME-ah
- Extended
- haht-teh-MEH-ahh
- IPA
- /hat.təmeˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- unclean
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hat-te-ME-ah
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah hat-te-ME-ah
- 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
Direct object markers et {אֵ֚ת | ET} and ve-et {וְאֵ֛ת | ve-ET} clarify the objects bechor {בְּכ֣וֹר | be-KHOR} ‘firstborn’ in the compound bechor-habehemah {בְּכֽוֹר־הַבְּהֵמָ֥ה | be-khor-ha-bhe-MA} modified by ha-tme-AH {הַטְּמֵאָ֖ה | ha-tme-AH} ‘the unclean.’ English word order preserves the Hebrew emphasis on dedication, entitlement, and redemption.
Root and etymology
Roott-m-ʾ
“be unclean”
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 18:15:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Numbers 18:15, so the Hebrew word הַטְּמֵאָ֖ה (hattemeah) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.15.W17.S1) and character.