Numbers 3:41:2Num.3.41.W2TAB
אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֥ם
ethalleviyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- et-hal-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- EET-hal-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔet‿hal.ləviˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-hal-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-hal-le-vi-YIM li
- clause
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-hal-le-vi-YIM li a-NI Ye-ho-VAH TA-khat kol-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-hal-le-vi-YIM li a-NI Ye-ho-VAH TA-khat kol-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ET be-he-MAT hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat kol-be-KHOR be-ve-he-MAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The direct object in et-ha-leviyyim {אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֥ם | ʾeṯ-hā-lə-wî-yim} ‘the Levites’ is marked by the particle et.
Root and etymology
l-w-ylamed, vav, yod
“attached one”
In context — Numbers 3:41
You shall take the Levites for Me, I the LORD , instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:41:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 3:41, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֥ם (ethalleviyim) 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.3.41.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.41.W2.S1) and character.