Numbers 4:46:8Num.4.46.W8TAB
אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם
ethalviyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ET-hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- EET-hal-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.hal.viˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-hal-vi-YIM
- clause
KOL-ha-pe-ku-DEEM a-SHER pa-KAD mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON u-ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL ET-hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
KOL-ha-pe-ku-DEEM a-SHER pa-KAD mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON u-ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL ET-hal-vi-YIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam u-le-VEIT a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’et {אֶת | ’et} introduces halewîyîm {הַלְוִיִּם | halewîyîm} ‘the Levites’, identifying the group counted.
Root and etymology
Rootl-w-y
“to join”
In context — Numbers 4:46
All the counted ones whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted, the Levites, by their clans and by the houses of their fathers.
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:46:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 4:46, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (ethalviyim) 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.4.46.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.46.W8.S1) and character.