Numbers 2:33:4Num.2.33.W4TAB
בְּת֖וֹךְ
betokh
“among”
- Transliteration
- be-TOkh
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- among
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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Word in context
- word
be-TOkh
- 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 prepositional phrase betokh benei yisrael {בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-tōk bə-nê yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘among the sons of Israel’ specifies the group from which they are set apart.
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 2:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 2:33, so the Hebrew word בְּת֖וֹךְ (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.2.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.33.W4.S1) and character.