Numbers 35:8:10Num.35.8.W10TAB
הַמְעַ֖ט
hamat
“the few”
- Transliteration
- ham-AT
- Extended
- hahm-AHT
- IPA
- /hamˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the few
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-AT
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-ET ham-AT
- clause
ve-he-a-RIM a-SHER tit-NU me-a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-ET ha-RAV tar-BU u-me-ET ham-AT tam-IT-u
- sentence
ve-he-a-RIM a-SHER tit-NU me-a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-ET ha-RAV tar-BU u-me-ET ham-AT tam-IT-u ISH ke-FI na-cha-la-TO a-SHER yin-cha-LU yit-TEN me-a-ra-VAV lal-vi-YIM
In context — Numbers 35:8
And the cities you give shall come from the possession of the sons of Israel . From a tribe with many cities you shall give more, and from a tribe with few cities you shall give fewer; each man shall give from his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance .
About this coordinate
Numbers 35:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 35:8, so the Hebrew word הַמְעַ֖ט (hamat) 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.35.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.35.8.W10.S1) and character.