Numbers 6:3:4Num.6.3.W4TAB
חֹ֥מֶץ
khomets
“vinegar”
- Transliteration
- KHO-mets
- Extended
- KHOH-mets
- IPA
- /ˈħo.mɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- vinegar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KHO-mets
- phraseyour reading level
KHO-mets YA-yin
- clause
mi-YA-yin ve-she-KAR ya-ZIR KHO-mets YA-yin ve-KHO-mets she-KAR LO yish-TEH
- sentence
mi-YA-yin ve-she-KAR ya-ZIR KHO-mets YA-yin ve-KHO-mets she-KAR LO yish-TEH ve-KOL-mish-RAT a-na-VIM LO yish-TEH va-a-na-VIM la-KHIM vi-ye-ve-SHIM LO yo-KHEL
Exegesis
The repeated lo yishteh {לֹ֣א יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה | lōʾ yišteh} ‘he shall not drink’ structures the list of prohibited liquids, including chometz yayin {חֹ֥מֶץ יַ֛יִן | ḥô-meẓ yā-yin} ‘vinegar of wine’ and vechometz shekar {וְחֹ֥מֶץ שֵׁכָ֖ר | wə-ḥô-meẓ šê-ḵār} ‘vinegar of strong drink’.
In context — Numbers 6:3
From wine and strong drink he shall keep himself separate; he shall not drink vinegar of wine or vinegar of strong drink; he shall not drink any juice ; and he shall not eat grapes , fresh or dried.
About this coordinate
Numbers 6:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 6:3, so the Hebrew word חֹ֥מֶץ (khomets) 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.6.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.6.3.W4.S1) and character.