Numbers 4:33:5Num.4.33.W5TAB
מְרָרִ֔י
merari
“of Merari”
- Transliteration
- me-ra-RI
- Extended
- meh-rah-REE
- IPA
- /məraˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Merari
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ra-RI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI me-ra-RI
- clause
ZOT a-vo-DAT mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI me-ra-RI le-KHOL-a-vo-da-TAM be-O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
ZOT a-vo-DAT mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI me-ra-RI le-KHOL-a-vo-da-TAM be-O-hel mo-ED be-YAD i-ta-MAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
It proceeds with the construct chain avodat mishpechot bnei Merari {עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁפְּחֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י | ă-vo-ḏaṯ miš-pə-ḥōṯ bə-nē mə-rā-rî} ‘service of the families of the sons of Merari’, where nested constructs specify the Levitical clan.
Root and etymology
מ־ר־רm-r-r
“bitter”
In context — Numbers 4:33
This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari for all their work in the tent of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 4:33, so the Hebrew word מְרָרִ֔י (merari) 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.4.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.33.W5.S1) and character.