Numbers 2:25:5Num.2.25.W5TAB
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם
letsivotam
“by their divisions”
- Transliteration
- le-tsiv-o-TAM
- Extended
- leh-tsiv-oh-TAHM
- IPA
- /lətsivʔoˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by their divisions
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-tsiv-o-TAM
- clause
DE-gel ma-kha-NE DAN tsa-fo-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM
- sentence
DE-gel ma-kha-NE DAN tsa-fo-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM ve-na-SI liv-NEI DAN a-chi-E-zer ben-a-mi-shad-DAI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lĕṣivəʾōtām {לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם | lĕṣivəʾōtām} “for their divisions” indicates organized subgroups.
Root and etymology
צ־ב־א
“military force”
In context — Numbers 2:25
The standard of the camp of Dan was on the north for their divisions, and the leader of the children of Dan was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai .
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:25, so the Hebrew word לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם (letsivotam) 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.2.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.25.W5.S1) and character.