Numbers 19:17:10Num.19.17.W10TAB
אֶל־כֶּֽלִי׃
elkeli
“into a vessel”
- Transliteration
- el-KE-li
- Extended
- el-KEH-lee
- IPA
- /ʔelˈkeːli/
Meaning by language
- English
- into a vessel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-KE-li
- clause
ve-na-TAN a-LAV MA-yim kha-YIM el-KE-li
- sentence
ve-lak-KHU la-ta-ME me-a-FAR se-re-FAT ha-kha-TAT ve-na-TAN a-LAV MA-yim kha-YIM el-KE-li
Exegesis
The noun-adjective pair mayim ḥayyim {מַ֥יִם חַיִּ֖ים | ma-yim ḥa-y-yim} ‘living water’ identifies water qualified for cleansing, and the prepositional phrase el-keli {אֶל־כֶּֽלִי | ’el-ke-lî} ‘into a vessel’ directs its placement. English word order shifts to a clear, imperative-style instruction reflecting the stepwise ritual procedure.
Root and etymology
Rootk-l-y
“vessel, implement”
In context — Numbers 19:17
And they shall take for the unclean person from the ashes of the burned sin-offering, and they shall put living water into a vessel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 19:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כֶּֽלִי׃ (elkeli) 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.19.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.17.W10.S1) and character.