Numbers 19:5:4Num.19.5.W4TAB
אֶת־עֹרָ֤הּ
etorah
“its skin”
- Transliteration
- et-o-RAH
- Extended
- EET-oh-RAAH
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ʕoˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- its skin
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-o-RAH
- phraseyour reading level
et-o-RAH ve-et-be-sa-RAH
- clause
et-o-RAH ve-et-be-sa-RAH ve-et-da-MAH al-pir-SHAH yis-ROF
- sentence
ve-sa-RAF et-ha-pa-RA le-ey-NAV et-o-RAH ve-et-be-sa-RAH ve-et-da-MAH al-pir-SHAH yis-ROF
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} precedes each component, enforcing exhaustive listing.
Coordination wə-ʾet {וְאֶת | wə-ʾet} linking orah {עֹרָהּ | ʿôrāh} ‘skin’, bə-śārāh {בְּשָׂרָהּ | bə-śārāh} ‘flesh’, and dāmāh {דָּמָהּ | dāmāh} ‘blood’ uses repetition for emphasis on completeness.
In context — Numbers 19:5
And he shall burn the cow before his eyes; its skin, its flesh, and its blood he shall burn upon its dung .
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 19:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֹרָ֤הּ (etorah) 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.19.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.5.W4.S1) and character.