Numbers 19:4:9Num.19.4.W9TAB
אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֛ד
ohelmoed
“the tent of meeting”
- Transliteration
- O-hel-mo-ED
- Extended
- OH-hel-moh-EED
- IPA
- /ˈʔoːhɛl.moˈʕeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tent of meeting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-hel-mo-ED
- phraseyour reading level
el-NO-kakh pe-NEI O-hel-mo-ED
- clause
ve-hiz-ZAH el-NO-kakh pe-NEI O-hel-mo-ED mi-da-MAH SHE-va pe-a-MIM
- 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 causative Hifil vehizzah {וְהִזָּ֞ה | wə-ḥiz-zāh} ‘and he shall sprinkle’ introduces the perfunctory act, directed by el-nokhach penei ohel-moʿed {אֶל־נֹ֨כַח פְּנֵ֧י אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֛ד | ʾel-nō-ḥaḥ pə-nê ʾō-hel-mô-ʿēd} ‘toward the front of the tent of meeting’, indicating precise spatial orientation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-h-laleph-heh-lamed
“tent, dwelling”
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 19:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֛ד (ohelmoed) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.4.W9.S1) and character.