Numbers 3:45:7Num.3.45.W7TAB
וְאֶת־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת
veetbehemat
“and the livestock of”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-be-he-MAT
- Extended
- veh-EET-beh-heh-MAHT
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt be.hɛˈmat/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the livestock of
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-be-he-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-be-he-MAT hal-le-vi-YIM
- clause
KAKH ET-hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat KOL-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ET-be-he-MAT hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat be-hem-TAM
- sentence
KAKH ET-hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat KOL-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ET-be-he-MAT hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat be-hem-TAM ve-ha-YU-LI hal-le-vi-YIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperative verb kakh {קַ֣ח | qāḥ} “take” begins the command, with the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marking ha-leviyim {הַלְוִיִּ֗ם | ha-ləvîyīm} as the sacrificial substitutes.
The preposition taḥat {תַּ֤חַת | taḥat} “in place of” governs two parallel constructs: kol bĕkôr bivnê yiśrāʾēl {כָּל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל} “all the firstborn among the sons of Israel” and bĕḥəmāt ha-leviyim taḥat bĕḥəmātām {בֶּהֱמַת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם תַּ֣חַת בְּהֶמְתָּ֑ם} “the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock,” reinforcing the substitution theme.
In context — Numbers 3:45
Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and take the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:45:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 3:45, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת (veetbehemat) 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.3.45.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.45.W7.S1) and character.