Numbers 33:7:5Num.33.7.W5TAB

הַחִירֹ֔ת

hakhirot

“Haḥiroth”

Transliteration: ha-khi-ROT
Extended: hah-khee-ROHT
IPA: /ħaˈxiːroːt/

Meaning by language

English: Haḥiroth

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

הַ + חִי + רֹ֔ת

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ha + khi + rot

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hakhirot

Alphabet Analysis

	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Chet	ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Holem	long 'oh' as in go
	Tav	t as in top

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Word in context

word
ha-khi-ROT
phraseyour reading level
al-PI ha-khi-ROT
clause
va-yis-U me-e-TAM va-ya-SHAV al-PI ha-khi-ROT a-SHER al-pe-NEI BA-al tse-FON
sentence
va-yis-U me-e-TAM va-ya-SHAV al-PI ha-khi-ROT a-SHER al-pe-NEI BA-al tse-FON va-ya-kha-NU lif-NEI mig-DOL

Exegesis

The locative al-pi hachirot {עַל־פִּי הַחִירֹת | ʿal-pî hă-ḥî-rōṯ} ‘at the mouth of Hahiroth’ positions the group at the entrance of a desert pass, while the relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ links to al-pene baal tsefon {עַל־פְּנֵי בַּעַל צְפוֹן | ʿal-pənê baʿal tsep̄ōn} ‘before Baal Zephon,’ specifying the northern landmark.

In context — Numbers 33:7

And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back to Pi-hahiroth , which is before Baal Zephon , and they encamped before Migdol.

About this coordinate

Numbers 33:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 33:7, so the Hebrew word הַחִירֹ֔ת (hakhirot) 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.33.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.33.7.W5.S1) and character.

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