Numbers 7:11:13Num.7.11.W13TAB
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
hammizbeah
“the altar”
- Transliteration
- ham-miz-BEAH
- Extended
- hah-miz-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /ham.mizˈbeː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the altar
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ham-miz-BEAH
- clause
na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM yak-RI-vu et-kar-ba-NAM la-kha-nu-KAT ham-miz-BEAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM yak-RI-vu et-kar-ba-NAM la-kha-nu-KAT ham-miz-BEAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lachanukat hamizbeach {לַחֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ | laḥannukkāṯ hammizbēaḥ} functions as a purpose clause, framing the communal service within the altar’s inauguration.
Root and etymology
ז־ב־חz-b-ḥ
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Numbers 7:11
And the LORD said to Moses, “One leader per day shall bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 7:11, so the Hebrew word הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ (hammizbeah) 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.7.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.11.W13.S1) and character.