Numbers 20:26:1Num.20.26.W1TAB
וְהַפְשֵׁ֤ט
vehafshet
“and strip”
- Transliteration
- ve-haf-SHET
- Extended
- veh-haf-SHEET
- IPA
- /vəhafˈʃeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and strip
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-haf-SHET
- phraseyour reading level
ve-haf-SHET ET-a-ha-RON
- clause
ve-haf-SHET ET-a-ha-RON ET-be-ga-DAV ve-hil-bash-TAM ET-el-a-ZAR be-NO
- sentence
ve-haf-SHET ET-a-ha-RON ET-be-ga-DAV ve-hil-bash-TAM ET-el-a-ZAR be-NO va-a-ha-RON ye-a-SEF u-MET SHAM
Exegesis
The opening Hiphil imperative vehafshet {וְהַפְשֵׁ֤ט | wəhafšēt} ‘strip’ initiates a ritual command, immediately followed by the Hiphil perfect vehilbashtam {וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖ם | wəhilbaştām} ‘and clothe them’, marking the investiture of sacred attire.
In context — Numbers 20:26
And you shall strip Aaron of his garments and clothe them upon Eleazar his son. Then Aaron will be gathered and will die there .
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:26, so the Hebrew word וְהַפְשֵׁ֤ט (vehafshet) 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.20.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.26.W1.S1) and character.