Numbers 2:17:5Num.2.17.W5TAB
בְּת֣וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH ha-ma-kha-NOT
- clause
ve-na-SA O-hel-MO-ed ma-kha-NE hal-vi-YIM be-TOKH ha-ma-kha-NOT
- sentence
ve-na-SA O-hel-MO-ed ma-kha-NE hal-vi-YIM be-TOKH ha-ma-kha-NOT ka-a-SHER ya-kha-NU KEN yi-sa-U ISH al-ya-DO le-dig-le-HEM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase betoch hamachanot {בְּת֣וֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֑ת | bə-tōḥ hām-maḥă-nōṯ} ‘in the midst of the camps’ situates the sanctuary among tribal formations.
In context — Numbers 2:17
And the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; just as they encamp, so they will set out, each person at his post under his standard.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:17, so the Hebrew word בְּת֣וֹךְ (betokh) 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.2.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.17.W5.S1) and character.