Numbers 18:21:12Num.18.21.W12TAB
אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֖ת
etavodat
“the service of”
- Transliteration
- et-a-vo-DAT
- Extended
- EET-ah-voh-DAHT
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ʕăvoːˈdat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the service of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
et-a-vo-DAT
- clause
khe-LEF a-vo-da-TAM a-sher-HEM ov-DIM et-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
ve-li-vne le-VI hi-NEH na-ta-TI kol-ma-a-SEHR be-yis-ra-EL le-na-kha-LAH khe-LEF a-vo-da-TAM a-sher-HEM ov-DIM et-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-hem ovdim {אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣ם עֹֽבְדִ֔ים | ă-šer-hēm ō-ve-dîm} further defines the service, while the direct-object marker et-avodat {אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֖ת | ʾet-ʿa-vo-dat} directs attention to the cultic site ohel moed {אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד | ō-hel mô-ʿēḏ}.
Root and etymology
RootAyin-Bet-Dalet
“to work”
In context — Numbers 18:21
And to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel as an inheritance , instead of the service they perform at the Tent of Meeting.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 18:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֖ת (etavodat) 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.18.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.21.W12.S1) and character.