Numbers 4:33:7Num.4.33.W7TAB
בְּאֹ֣הֶל
beohel
“in the tent”
- Transliteration
- be-O-hel
- Extended
- beh-OH-hehl
- IPA
- /bəˈʔoːhɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the tent
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-O-hel
- phraseyour reading level
be-O-hel mo-ED
- 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
The locative be-ohel moed {בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד | bə-’ō-hel mō-‘ēḏ} ‘in the tent of meeting’ designates the cultic space.
Root and etymology
א-ה-לa-h-l
“to tent, to dwell”
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 4:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 4:33, so the Hebrew word בְּאֹ֣הֶל (beohel) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.33.W7.S1) and character.