Numbers 18:17:13Num.18.17.W13TAB
עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙
alhammizbeakh
“on the altar”
- Transliteration
- al-ham-miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- ahl-hahm-miz-BEE-akh
- IPA
- /ʕal.ham.mizˈbeːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ham-miz-BE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
tiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh
- clause
et-da-MAM tiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh ve-ET-khel-BAM tak-TIR ish-SHEH le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
AKH be-KHOR-SHOR o-ve-KHOR KE-sev o-ve-KHOR EZ LO tif-DE KO-desh HEM et-da-MAM tiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh ve-ET-khel-BAM tak-TIR ish-SHEH le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ’ēt} with damam {דָּמָם | dā-mām} introduces the blood for the Qal imperfect tizrok {תִּזְרֹק | tiz-rōq} ‘dash or sprinkle’ upon the altar (ʿal hamizbeach {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal ham-miz-bē-aḥ}).
Root and etymology
RootZayin-Bet-Chet
“altar, sacrifice”
In context — Numbers 18:17
However, the firstborn of an ox, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering by fire for a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 18:17, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (alhammizbeakh) 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.18.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.17.W13.S1) and character.