Numbers 3:8:5Num.3.8.W5TAB

וְאֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת

veetmishmeret

“and the charge”

Transliteration: ve-ET-mish-ME-ret
Extended: veh-EET-mish-MEH-ret
IPA: /vəˈʔeːtmiʃˈmɛrɛt/

Meaning by language

English: and the charge

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וְ + אֶת + מִשְׁ + מֶ֖ + רֶת

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ve + et + mish + me + ret

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veetmishmeret

Alphabet Analysis

	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	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
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Tav	t as in top

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
ve-ET-mish-ME-ret
clause
ve-sham-RU ET-KOL-ke-LEI O-hel mo-ED ve-ET-mish-ME-ret be-NEI yis-ra-EL
sentence
ve-sham-RU ET-KOL-ke-LEI O-hel mo-ED ve-ET-mish-ME-ret be-NEI yis-ra-EL la-a-VOD ET-a-vo-DAT ha-mish-KAN

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} sets the scope for kol-klei {כָּל־כְּלֵי | kāl-kə-lēy} ‘all utensils’, which is in construct with ohel moed {אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד | ʾō-hel mō-ʿēd} ‘Tent of Meeting’.

A second et {אֶת | ʾet} attached to the conjunction ve-et {וְאֶת | wə-ʾet} marks the mishmeret {מִשְׁמֶרֶת | miš-me-ret} ‘duty’ belonging to bnei yisrael {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nē yi-sra-ʾēl} ‘sons of Israel’.

The infinitive la-avod {לַעֲבֹד | la-ʿa-vôd} ‘to serve’ expresses purpose and governs the following et {אֶת | ʾet} before avodat {עֲבֹדַת | ʿa-vo-ḏat} ‘service’, which specifies hamishkan {הַמִּשְׁכָּן | ha-miškān} ‘the tabernacle’ as its object. This syntax unifies artifact care with ritual service, highlighting the Levites’ combined role as guardians and ministers in the sacred dwelling.

Root and etymology

Rootš-m-r

“to keep, guard”

In context — Numbers 3:8

They shall keep all the utensils of the Tent of Meeting, along with the duty of the sons of Israel, to perform the service of the tabernacle.

About this coordinate

Numbers 3:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 3:8, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת (veetmishmeret) 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.3.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.8.W5.S1) and character.

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