Numbers 9:2:3Num.9.2.W3TAB
אֶת־הַפָּ֖סַח
ethapasakh
“the Passover”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-PA-sakh
- Extended
- EET-hah-PAH-sakh
- IPA
- /ʔeːt hapˈpaːsaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Passover
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-PA-sakh
- sentence
ve-ya-a-SU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL et-ha-PA-sakh be-mo-a-DO
Exegesis
The particle ’et {אֶת־ | ’et} signals the direct object ha-pesaḥ {הַפָּ֖סַח | ha-pā-ṣaḥ}, and the prepositional phrase be-moado {בְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ | bĕ-mō-ʿă-dô} specifies temporal circumstances. Hebrew syntax employs the construct relationship and suffix pronoun to integrate the festival name with its time, and English renders this with a possessive construction. This clause structure emphasizes both communal duty and the divinely appointed schedule.
Root and etymology
p-s-ḥpeh-samekh-chet
“to pass over, spare”
In context — Numbers 9:2
The sons of Israel shall observe the Passover at its appointed time .
About this coordinate
Numbers 9:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 9:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַפָּ֖סַח (ethapasakh) 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.9.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.9.2.W3.S1) and character.