Numbers 19:6:9Num.19.6.W9TAB
אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ
eltokh
“into the midst”
- Transliteration
- el-TOKH
- Extended
- el-TOHKH
- IPA
- /ʔelˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the midst
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
el-TOKH
- clause
ve-hish-LIKH el-TOKH se-RE-fat ha-pa-RA
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH ha-ko-HEN ETS E-rez ve-e-ZOV u-she-NI to-LA-at ve-hish-LIKH el-TOKH se-RE-fat ha-pa-RA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el tokh srefat happarah {אֶל־תּוֹךְ שְׂרֵפַ֥ת הַפָּרָה | ʾel-tō-ḵ ṣə-rê-phaṯ ha-pā-rā} precisely locates the tossing ‘into the midst of the heifer’s burning.’ The terms “throw” (formal) and “toss” (dynamic) reflect differences in tone and immediacy.
In context — Numbers 19:6
And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet yarn and throw them into the midst of the heifer’s burning.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 19:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ (eltokh) 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.19.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.6.W9.S1) and character.