Numbers 18:32:5Num.18.32.W5TAB
אֶת־חֶלְבּ֖וֹ
etkhelvo
“the best part of it”
- Transliteration
- et-KHEL-vo
- Extended
- EET-KHEL-VOH
- IPA
- /ʔet.xelˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the best part of it
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-KHEL-vo
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ha-RIM-khem et-KHEL-vo
- clause
ve-LO-TIS-u a-LAV KHET ba-ha-RIM-khem et-KHEL-vo mi-ME-nu
- sentence
ve-LO-TIS-u a-LAV KHET ba-ha-RIM-khem et-KHEL-vo mi-ME-nu ve-ET-KAD-shei be-NEI-YIS-ra-el LO te-khal-LE-lu ve-LO ta-MU-tu
Exegesis
Each direct object is marked by et {אֶת־ | ʾet} to specify cultic items: et-chelbo {אֶת־חֶלְבּ֖וֹ | ʾet-ḥel-bō} ‘its fat’ and wə-et-kadshei {וְאֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֧י | wə-ʾet-qā-ḏə-šê} ‘and the holy things’ of bnei-yisrael {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | bənê-yis-rāʾēl} ‘the sons of Israel’.
Root and etymology
RootChet-Lamed-Bet
“fat, best portion”
In context — Numbers 18:32
You shall not bear sin when you lift up its best part ; nor shall you profane the holy things of the Israelites, and you shall not die.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 18:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חֶלְבּ֖וֹ (etkhelvo) 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.18.32.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.32.W5.S1) and character.