Numbers 18:2:16Num.18.2.W16TAB
אֹ֥הֶל
ohel
“the tent”
- Transliteration
- O-hel
- Extended
- OH-hehl
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː.hɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-hel
- phraseyour reading level
O-hel ha-e-DUT
- clause
ve-a-TA u-va-NEI-kha it-TACH lif-NEI O-hel ha-e-DUT
- sentence
ve-GAM ET-a-KHEI-kha mat-TEH le-VI SHE-vet a-VI-kha hak-REV it-TACH ve-yil-LA-vu a-LEI-kha vi-shar-te-KHA ve-a-TA u-va-NEI-kha it-TACH lif-NEI O-hel ha-e-DUT
Exegesis
Finally, the locative lifnei {לִפְנֵי | li-p̄nê} ‘before’ introduces ohel ha’edut {אֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת | ʾō-hel hā-ʿê-ḏût} ‘tent of the testimony’, defining the sacred space for priestly ministry.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-heh-lamed
“tent, dwelling”
In context — Numbers 18:2
And also bring near your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, to be with you, and they will be joined to you and serve you; but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony .
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 18:2, so the Hebrew word אֹ֥הֶל (ohel) 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.18.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.2.W16.S1) and character.