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andוְthe nameאֵת שֵׁםof Aaronאַהֲרֹןyou shall writeתִּכְתֹּבonעַלthe staffמַטֵּהof Levi,לֵוִיforכִּיthere shall be oneאֶחָדstaffמַטֶּהfor the headלְרֹאשׁof their fathers’אֲבוֹתָםhouse.בֵּית
Numbers 17:3
Study it in the app“and the name of Aaron you shall write on the staff of Levi, for there shall be one staff for the head of their fathers’ house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 17:3, word by word
- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- you shall writeתִּכְתֹּבtichtov
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “tichtov” appears- the staffמַטֵּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- there shall be oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- for the headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- of their fathers’אֲבוֹתָavota
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avota” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears
The context
2“Speak to the sons of Israel and take from them a staff for each father’s house, from all their chiefs by their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. Each man’s name you shall write on his staff,
3 · This verse (above)
4And you shall leave them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.