Numbers 35:2:7Num.35.2.W7TAB
אֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם
akhuzatam
“of their possession”
- Transliteration
- a-khu-za-TAM
- Extended
- ah-khu-zah-TAM
- IPA
- /ʔaħuzaˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- of their possession
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-khu-za-TAM
- clause
tsav et-bne yis-ra-EL ve-nat-NU la-le-vi-YIM mi-na-cha-LAT a-khu-za-TAM a-RIM la-sha-VET
- sentence
tsav et-bne yis-ra-EL ve-nat-NU la-le-vi-YIM mi-na-cha-LAT a-khu-za-TAM a-RIM la-sha-VET u-mig-RASH le-a-RIM se-vi-vo-TEI-hem tit-NU la-le-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The construct chain min-nachalat achuzatam {מִנַּחֲלַת אֲחֻזָּתָם | min-naḥalāṯ ʾăḥuzzātām} ‘from their inheritance’ aligns the provision with Israel’s tribal allotment.
In context — Numbers 35:2
Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns for dwelling and pastureland around those towns.
About this coordinate
Numbers 35:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 35:2, so the Hebrew word אֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם (akhuzatam) 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.35.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.35.2.W7.S1) and character.