Numbers 19:7:9Num.19.7.W9TAB
אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
elhamakhane
“into the camp”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ma-KHA-ne
- Extended
- el-hah-mah-kha-NEH
- IPA
- /ʔɛlha.maħaˈne/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the camp
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-ma-KHA-ne
- phraseyour reading level
ya-VO el-ha-ma-KHA-ne
- clause
ve-ki-BES be-ga-DAV ha-ko-HEN ve-ra-KHATs be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-KHA-ne
- sentence
ve-ki-BES be-ga-DAV ha-ko-HEN ve-ra-KHATs be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-KHA-ne ve-ta-ME ha-ko-HEN ad-ha-a-REV
Exegesis
The temporal clause ve-achar ya-vo {וְאַחַ֖ר יָב֣וֹא | wə-ḥa-rár yā-vōʾ} links the purification to the priest’s return, and el-ha-machaneh {אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה | ʾel-ham-ma-ḥa-nêh} “into the camp” marks restoration to communal space.
Root and etymology
“camp”
In context — Numbers 19:7
And the priest shall wash his garments , and he shall bathe his flesh in water; afterward, he may come into the camp, but the priest shall remain unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 19:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה (elhamakhane) 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.19.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.7.W9.S1) and character.