Numbers 33:38:18Num.33.38.W18TAB
בְּאֶחָ֥ד
beekhad
“on the first”
- Transliteration
- be-e-KHAD
- Extended
- beh-eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /bəʔeˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the first
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-KHAD la-KHO-desh
- clause
bish-NAT har-ba-IM le-TSET be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-E-retz mits-RA-yim ba-KHO-desh ha-cha-mi-SHI be-e-KHAD la-KHO-desh
- sentence
va-ya-AL a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN el-HOR ha-HAR al-PI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-MAT SHAM bish-NAT har-ba-IM le-TSET be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-E-retz mits-RA-yim ba-KHO-desh ha-cha-mi-SHI be-e-KHAD la-KHO-desh
Exegesis
Finally, the dating formula baḥôḏēš hamməšîšî bə’eḥāḏ laḥôḏēš {בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ | baḥôḏēš hamməšîšî bə’eḥāḏ laḥôḏēš} “in the fifth month, on the first day of the month” preserves Hebrew registry conventions.
In context — Numbers 33:38
And Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the LORD , and he died there in the fortieth year after the sons of Israel had come out from the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.
About this coordinate
Numbers 33:38:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Numbers 33:38, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶחָ֥ד (beekhad) 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.33.38.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.33.38.W18.S1) and character.