Numbers 3:7:8Num.3.7.W8TAB
לַעֲבֹ֖ד
laavod
“to minister”
- Transliteration
- la-a-VOD
- Extended
- lah-a-VOHD
- IPA
- /laʕaˈvod/
Meaning by language
- English
- to minister
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
la-a-VOD
- clause
la-a-VOD et-a-vo-DAT ha-mish-KAN
- 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
Finally, the infinitive purpose clause laʿăvôd et-ʿavōdāt ha-miškān {לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת הַמִּשְׁכָּן | la-ʿă-vôd ʾet-ʿa-vō-dāt ha-miškān} ‘to serve the service of the Tabernacle’ clarifies that guarding functions are directed toward liturgical performance. The coordination of twin direct objects followed by a purpose infinitive underscores the Levites’ dual role as custodians and cultic servants.
Root and etymology
Rootayin bet dalet, ʿ-b-d
“to serve, work”
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 3:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 3:7, so the Hebrew word לַעֲבֹ֖ד (laavod) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.7.W8.S1) and character.