Numbers 18:24:2Num.18.24.W2TAB
אֶת־מַעְשַׂ֣ר
etmaasar
“the tithe”
- Transliteration
- et-ma-ASAR
- Extended
- EET-mah-AH-sahr
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.maʕˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tithe
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ma-ASAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-ma-ASAR be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
KI et-ma-ASAR be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH te-ru-MAH na-TA-ti la-le-vi-YIM le-na-cha-LAH
- sentence
KI et-ma-ASAR be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH te-ru-MAH na-TA-ti la-le-vi-YIM le-na-cha-LAH al-KEN a-MAR-ti la-HEM be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL LO yin-cha-LU na-cha-LAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} highlights maʿasar {מַעְשַׂר | maʿă-sar}, which appears in a Hiphil relative clause (ʾăšer yārîmū lâ-YHWH tĕrûmâ {אֲשֶׁר יָרִימוּ לַיהוָה תְּרוּמָה}) linking the act of lifting to the divine recipient.
Root and etymology
ʿ-š-rʿayin-shin-resh
“tenth, tithe”
In context — Numbers 18:24
For the tithe of the Israelites, which they lift up as an offering to the LORD , I have given to the Levites as an inheritance. Therefore, I said to them, “They shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 18:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מַעְשַׂ֣ר (etmaasar) 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.18.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.24.W2.S1) and character.