Numbers 2:33:3Num.2.33.W3TAB
הָתְפָּקְד֔וּ
hatpakdu
“were numbered”
- Transliteration
- hat-pa-KDU
- Extended
- hahte-pahk-DOO
- IPA
- /hat.paˈqduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were numbered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hat-pa-KDU
- phraseyour reading level
LO hat-pa-KDU
- clause
ve-ha-le-VI-yim LO hat-pa-KDU be-TOkh be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ha-le-VI-yim LO hat-pa-KDU be-TOkh be-NEI yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH et-MO-sheh
Exegesis
The negation lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ precedes the Niphal perfect hatpaqdu {הָתְפָּקְדּוּ | hā-tə-paq-dū} ‘they were numbered’, highlighting their exclusion.
Root and etymology
p-q-dpe–qof–dalet
“to count, to appoint”
In context — Numbers 2:33
Yet the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:33, so the Hebrew word הָתְפָּקְד֔וּ (hatpakdu) 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.2.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.33.W3.S1) and character.