Zechariah 14:20:4Zech.14.20.W4TAB
עַל־מְצִלּ֣וֹת
almetsilot
“on the bells of”
- Transliteration
- al-me-tsi-LOT
- Extended
- ahl-meh-tsih-LOHT
- IPA
- /ʕal.mətsiˈl.loːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the bells of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
al-me-tsi-LOT
- phraseyour reading level
al-me-tsi-LOT ha-SUS
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE al-me-tsi-LOT ha-SUS KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE al-me-tsi-LOT ha-SUS KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ha-si-ROT be-VET ye-ho-VAH ka-miz-ra-KIM lif-NE ha-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal-metsillôt ha-sûs {עַל־מְצִלּ֣וֹת הַסּ֔וּס | ʿal-metsillôt ha-sûs} situates the sacred formula on horse bells.
In context — Zechariah 14:20
On that day, the bells of the horses will bear the inscription “Holiness to the LORD ,” and the pots in the house of the LORD will be like the bowls before the altar.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Zechariah 14:20, so the Hebrew word עַל־מְצִלּ֣וֹת (almetsilot) 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 Zech.14.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.20.W4.S1) and character.