Numbers 20:26:3Num.20.26.W3TAB
אֶת־בְּגָדָ֔יו
etbegadav
“his garments”
- Transliteration
- ET-be-ga-DAV
- Extended
- EET-beh-ga-DAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.bəɡaˈdav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his garments
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-be-ga-DAV
- 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 particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet}, repeated before both Aaron and his garments, foregrounds the transfer of priestly vestments.
Root and etymology
RootBet, Gimel, Dalet
“garment, clothing”
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 20:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 20:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּגָדָ֔יו (etbegadav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.26.W3.S1) and character.