Numbers 18:4:12Num.18.4.W12TAB
אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
aleikhem
“to you”
- Transliteration
- a-lei-KHEM
- Extended
- ah-lei-KHEM
- IPA
- /ʔa.leˈxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-lei-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yik-RAV a-lei-KHEM
- clause
ve-ZAR lo-yik-RAV a-lei-KHEM
- sentence
ve-nil-VOO a-LE-kha ve-sham-ROO et-mish-ME-ret O-hel mo-ED le-KOL a-vo-DAT ha-O-hel ve-ZAR lo-yik-RAV a-lei-KHEM
Exegesis
The final clause uses vav with the negative lo {לֹא־ | lō-} and the Qal imperfect yikrav {יִקְרַ֥ב | yi-qrəḇ} ‘shall come near,’ excluding any stranger—zar {וְזָ֖ר | wə-zār} ‘stranger’—from approaching aleikhem {אֲלֵיכֶֽם | ʾă-lê-khem} ‘you (plural).’ The repetition of vav prefixes and construct chains reinforces the hierarchical boundaries of sanctuary service.
In context — Numbers 18:4
And they shall join you and keep the charge of the Tent of Meeting for all the service of the tent; no outsider may come near you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 18:4, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ (aleikhem) 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.18.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.4.W12.S1) and character.