Numbers 3:46:7Num.3.46.W7TAB
עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
alhalviyim
“over the Levites”
- Transliteration
- al-hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- ahl-hal-vee-YIM
- IPA
- /ʕal.hal.viˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
al-hal-vi-YIM
- clause
ha-od-FIM al-hal-vi-YIM mi-be-KHOR be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- 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 active participle ha-ʿodfim {הָעֹֽדְפִים֙ | hā-ʿōdêp̄îm} conveys the idea of surplus, linked by the construct al-ha-leviyim {עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | ʿal-ha-ləwîyim} “over the Levites.”
Root and etymology
l-v-y
“to join”
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 3:46:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 3:46, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (alhalviyim) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.46.W7.S1) and character.