Numbers 8:3:4Num.8.3.W4TAB
אֶל־מוּל֙
elmul
“toward the front of”
- Transliteration
- el-MUL
- Extended
- EHL-MOOL
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈmul/
Meaning by language
- English
- toward the front of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-MUL
- clause
va-ya-AS KEN a-ha-RON el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH he-e-la ne-ro-TE-ha
- sentence
va-ya-AS KEN a-ha-RON el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH he-e-la ne-ro-TE-ha ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-MO-she
Exegesis
The phrase el-mul penei hamenorah {אֶל־מוּל פְּנֵי הַמְּנוֹרָה | ʾel-mul pənê hammĕnôrāh} establishes orientation opposite the lampstand.
In context — Numbers 8:3
Aaron did so; he raised and set its lamps to shine toward the front of the lampstand , just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
About this coordinate
Numbers 8:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 8:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מוּל֙ (elmul) 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.8.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.8.3.W4.S1) and character.