Numbers 19:4:5Num.19.4.W5TAB
בְּאֶצְבָּע֑וֹ
beetsbao
“with his finger”
- Transliteration
- be-ets-ba-O
- Extended
- beh-ets-baa-OH
- IPA
- /bəʔɛtsˈbaːʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with his finger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
be-ets-ba-O
- clause
ve-la-KAKH el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN mi-da-MAH be-ets-ba-O
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN mi-da-MAH be-ets-ba-O ve-hiz-ZAH el-NO-kakh pe-NEI O-hel-mo-ED mi-da-MAH SHE-va pe-a-MIM
Exegesis
The construct midamah {מִדָּמָ֖הּ | min-dā-māh} ‘from its blood’ linked to beetsbao {בְּאֶצְבָּע֑וֹ | bə-’eṣ-ṣə-bā-’ō} ‘with his finger’ specifies the instrument.
In context — Numbers 19:4
Then Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle the blood seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 19:4, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶצְבָּע֑וֹ (beetsbao) 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.19.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.4.W5.S1) and character.