Numbers 8:2:10Num.8.2.W10TAB

שִׁבְעַ֥ת

shivat

“seven {of}”

Transliteration: shiv-AT
Extended: shiv-AHT
IPA: /ʃivˈʕat/

Meaning by language

English: seven {of}

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

שִׁבְ + עַ֥ת

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shiv + at

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shivat

Alphabet Analysis

	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Bet	b with dagesh; v without dagesh
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Ayin	deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Tav	t as in top

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
shiv-AT
phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ha-ne-ROT
clause
be-ha-a-LOT-kha et-ha-ne-ROT el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH ya-I-ru shiv-AT ha-ne-ROT
sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-a-mar-TA e-LAV be-ha-a-LOT-kha et-ha-ne-ROT el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH ya-I-ru shiv-AT ha-ne-ROT

Exegesis

Finally, the Qal imperfect ya-iru {יָאִירוּ | yā-ʼî-rū} ‘they shall give light’ paired with the numerical modifier shiv’at ha-nerot {שִׁבְעַת הַנֵּרֹת | šibʿāṯ ha-nē-rōt} ‘the seven lamps’ completes the instruction, underscoring completeness and ritual function. The sequence imperative + vav-consecutive + temporal infinitive + directional phrase + imperfect constructs a precise liturgical directive emphasizing placement, number, and purpose.

In context — Numbers 8:2

Speak to Aaron and say to him, “When you raise the lamps , the seven lamps shall shine toward the front of the lampstand .”

About this coordinate

Numbers 8:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 8:2, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivat) 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.8.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.8.2.W10.S1) and character.

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