Numbers 33:2:4Num.33.2.W4TAB
לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם
lemaseihem
“by their journeys”
- Transliteration
- le-mas-EI-hem
- Extended
- leh-mas-EI-hem
- IPA
- /ləmasˈʕeː.hɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by their journeys
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mas-EI-hem
- clause
va-yik-TOV mo-SHEH et-mo-tza-EI-hem le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-TOV mo-SHEH et-mo-tza-EI-hem le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH ve-EL-leh mas-EI-hem le-mo-tza-EI-hem
Exegesis
The construct chain et-mōṣāʾēhem lə-masəʿēhem {אֶת־מוֹצָאֵיהֶם לְמַסְעֵיהֶם | ʾet mōṣāʾēhem lə-masəʿēhem} links “departures” and “journeys,” indicating the points of departure and stages of travel.
Root and etymology
n-s-ʿnun-samekh-ayin
“journey”
In context — Numbers 33:2
And Moses wrote their departures and journeys at the command of the LORD . And these were their journeys, according to their departures.
About this coordinate
Numbers 33:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 33:2, so the Hebrew word לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם (lemaseihem) 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.33.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.33.2.W4.S1) and character.