Numbers 3:7:2Num.3.7.W2TAB
אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹ
etmishmarto
“his charge”
- Transliteration
- et-mish-MAR-to
- Extended
- EET-mish-MAHR-toh
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.miʃˈmartoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his charge
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-mish-MAR-to
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sham-RU et-mish-MAR-to
- clause
ve-sham-RU et-mish-MAR-to ve-et-mish-ME-ret kol-ha-ey-DA leef-NEI O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
ve-sham-RU et-mish-MAR-to ve-et-mish-ME-ret kol-ha-ey-DA leef-NEI O-hel mo-ED la-a-VOD et-a-vo-DAT ha-mish-KAN
Exegesis
The direct object-marking construction et-mishmarto {אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתּוֹ | ʾet-miš-mar-tô} ‘his charge’ designates the stewardship assigned to Aaron’s descendants.
Root and etymology
Rootshin mem resh, š-m-r
“to guard, keep”
In context — Numbers 3:7
And they shall guard his charge and the charge of the entire assembly before the Tent of Meeting, to perform the service of the Tabernacle.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 3:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹ (etmishmarto) 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.3.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.7.W2.S1) and character.