Numbers 3:9:2Num.3.9.W2TAB
אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
ethalviyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- et-hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- EET-hal-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔeːt hal.viˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
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 | |
| 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
et-hal-vi-YIM
- clause
ve-na-ta-TA et-hal-vi-YIM le-a-ha-RON u-le-va-NAV
- sentence
ve-na-ta-TA et-hal-vi-YIM le-a-ha-RON u-le-va-NAV ne-tu-NIM ne-tu-NIM he-MAH LO me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the internal direct object haleviim {הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | ha-le-vî-yim} ‘the Levites’.
The pronoun hema {הֵ֙מָּה֙ | hē-mā} ‘they’ resumes the subject, followed by the prepositional phrase lo {ל֔וֹ | lō} ‘to him’, clarifying Aaron’s custodianship.
Root and etymology
l-v-y
“to join”
In context — Numbers 3:9
You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 3:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (ethalviyim) 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.3.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.9.W2.S1) and character.