Numbers 27:1:3Num.27.1.W3TAB
צְלָפְחָ֗ד
tselafkhad
“of Zelophehad”
- Transliteration
- tsel-af-KHAD
- Extended
- tsel-ahf-KHAD
- IPA
- /tsəlafˈxad/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Zelophehad
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsel-af-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
be-NOT tsel-af-KHAD
- clause
va-tik-RAV-na be-NOT tsel-af-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH le-mish-pe-KHOT me-na-SHEH ven-yo-SEF
- sentence
va-tik-RAV-na be-NOT tsel-af-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH le-mish-pe-KHOT me-na-SHEH ven-yo-SEF ve-E-le she-MOT be-no-TAV makh-LA no-A ve-khogh-LA u-mil-KA ve-tir-TSA
Exegesis
The construct chain tselophekhad ben-khefer ben-gilʿad ben-makhir ben-menasheh {צְלָפְחָד בֶּן־חֵפֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָד בֶּן־מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה | ṣəlāp̄ḥāḏ ben-ḥēper ben-gilʿāḏ ben-mākhîr ben-mənaššēh} specifies precise lineage.
In context — Numbers 27:1
Then the daughters of Zelophehad , the son of Hepher, the son of Gilʿad, the son of Makhir, the son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph, came forward. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirtzah.
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 27:1, so the Hebrew word צְלָפְחָ֗ד (tselafkhad) 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.27.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.1.W3.S1) and character.