Numbers 8:2:6Num.8.2.W6TAB
אֵת־הַנֵּרֹ֔ת
ethanerot
“the lamps”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ne-ROT
- Extended
- EET-hah-neh-ROHT
- IPA
- /ʔet.hanˈneːrot/
Meaning by language
- English
- the lamps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
et-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
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} marks the definite noun phrase ha-nerot {הַנֵּרֹת | ha-nē-rōt} ‘the lamps’.
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.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–vav–resh
“lamp”
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 8:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 8:2, so the Hebrew word אֵת־הַנֵּרֹ֔ת (ethanerot) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.8.2.W6.S1) and character.