Numbers 3:6:2Num.3.6.W2TAB
אֶת־מַטֵּ֣ה
etmateh
“the tribe of”
- Transliteration
- et-ma-TEH
- Extended
- EET-mah-TEH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.maˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tribe of
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ma-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
et-ma-TEH le-VI
- clause
hak-REV et-ma-TEH le-VI ve-ha-a-MAD-ta o-TO lif-NEI a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
hak-REV et-ma-TEH le-VI ve-ha-a-MAD-ta o-TO lif-NEI a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN ve-sher-TU o-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the command verb hakrev {הַקְרֵב | haq·rēv} ‘bring near’, which uses the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} ‘direct object marker’ to introduce the construct phrase matteh levi {מַטֵּה לֵוִי | maṭ·tē lē·wī} ‘tribe of Levi’ as the focal unit.
Root and etymology
N-T-Hnun, tet, he
“to stretch out”
In context — Numbers 3:6
Bring near the tribe of Levi, set them before Aaron the priest , and let them serve him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 3:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מַטֵּ֣ה (etmateh) 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.3.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.6.W2.S1) and character.