Numbers 4:7:1Num.4.7.W1TAB
וְעַ֣ל
veal
“and upon”
- Transliteration
- ve-AL
- Extended
- veh-AHL
- IPA
- /vəˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and upon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ve-AL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AL shul-KHAN ha-pa-NEEM
- clause
ve-AL shul-KHAN ha-pa-NEEM yif-re-SU BE-ged te-KHE-let ve-nat-NU a-LAV et-ke-a-ROT ve-et-ka-POT ve-et-me-na-KI-yot ve-ET ke-SOT ha-NA-sekh
- sentence
ve-AL shul-KHAN ha-pa-NEEM yif-re-SU BE-ged te-KHE-let ve-nat-NU a-LAV et-ke-a-ROT ve-et-ka-POT ve-et-me-na-KI-yot ve-ET ke-SOT ha-NA-sekh ve-LE-khem ha-ta-MEED a-LAV yih-YEH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the locative we-al {וְעַל | wə-ʿal} ‘and upon’ setting the spatial frame, followed by the construct chain šulḥān hapanīm {שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים | šul-ḥān ha-pā-nîm} ‘table of the Presence’.
In context — Numbers 4:7
And upon the table of the Presence they shall spread a blue cloth and place on it the plates, the ladles, the bowls, and the cups for the libation; and the perpetual bread shall remain on it.
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 4:7, so the Hebrew word וְעַ֣ל (veal) 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.4.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.7.W1.S1) and character.