Numbers 3:46:5Num.3.46.W5TAB
וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִם
vehamatayim
“and the two hundred”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ma-ta-YIM
- Extended
- veh-hah-maa-tah-YIM
- IPA
- /vəham.aː.taˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the two hundred
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-ha-ma-ta-YIM
- clause
ve-ET pe-du-YEI hash-le-SHA ve-hash-iv-IM ve-ha-ma-ta-YIM
- sentence
ve-ET pe-du-YEI hash-le-SHA ve-hash-iv-IM ve-ha-ma-ta-YIM ha-od-FIM al-hal-vi-YIM mi-be-KHOR be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The distributive numerical series ha-shlosha, ve-ha-shivʽim, ve-ha-matayim {הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְהַשִּׁבְעִים֖ וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִם | ha-šəlōšāh wə-ha-šibʽîm wə-ha-mātāyim} lists the total count (273) in structured succession.
In context — Numbers 3:46
As for the redeemed —the 273 in excess of the Levites among the firstborn of the sons of Israel—they shall be redeemed.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:46:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 3:46, so the Hebrew word וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִם (vehamatayim) 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.3.46.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.46.W5.S1) and character.