Numbers 4:7:3Num.4.7.W3TAB
הַפָּנִ֗ים
hapaneem
“of the Presence”
- Transliteration
- ha-pa-NEEM
- Extended
- hah-paa-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʃulˈχan/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the Presence
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-pa-NEEM
- 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’.
Root and etymology
p-n-hpe-nun-heh
“to face, turn toward”
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 4:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 4:7, so the Hebrew word הַפָּנִ֗ים (hapaneem) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.7.W3.S1) and character.