Numbers 7:5:12Num.7.5.W12TAB
כְּפִ֥י
kefi
“according to”
- Transliteration
- ke-FI
- Extended
- keh-FEE
- IPA
- /kəˈfi/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-FI
- phraseyour reading level
ke-FI a-vo-da-TO
- clause
ve-na-tat-TA o-TAM el-hal-vi-YIM ISH ke-FI a-vo-da-TO
- sentence
KAKH me-it-TAM ve-ha-YU la-a-VOD et-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED ve-na-tat-TA o-TAM el-hal-vi-YIM ISH ke-FI a-vo-da-TO
Exegesis
The distributive ish kefi avodato {אִ֖ישׁ כְּפִ֥י עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ | ʾîš kə·p̄î ʿă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯō} ‘each man according to his service’ ensures an equitable assignment aligned with each Levite’s designated function.
In context — Numbers 7:5
Take them from the people, and they shall be for the service of the Tent of Meeting. Then you shall give them to the Levites , each man according to his service.
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 7:5, so the Hebrew word כְּפִ֥י (kefi) 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.7.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.5.W12.S1) and character.