Numbers 19:9:1Num.19.9.W1TAB
וְאָסַ֣ף
veasaf
“and shall gather”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-SAF
- Extended
- veh-a-SAHF
- IPA
- /vəʔaˈsaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shall gather
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-SAF
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SAF ISH ta-HOR
- clause
ve-a-SAF ISH ta-HOR ET E-fer ha-pa-RA ve-hi-NI-akh mi-KHUTS la-ma-kha-NEH be-ma-KOM ta-HOR
- sentence
ve-a-SAF ISH ta-HOR ET E-fer ha-pa-RA ve-hi-NI-akh mi-KHUTS la-ma-kha-NEH be-ma-KOM ta-HOR ve-ha-ye-TAH la-a-DAT be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL le-mish-MER-et le-MEI ni-DAH khat-TAT HOO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb ve’asaf {וְאָסַף | wə·’āsap} ‘and he shall gather’, introducing the action.
In context — Numbers 19:9
And a man who is clean shall gather the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the sons of Israel as a reserve for water of impurity, a sin-offering .
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 19:9, so the Hebrew word וְאָסַ֣ף (veasaf) 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.19.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.9.W1.S1) and character.