Deuteronomy 14:27:1Deut.14.27.W1TAB
וְהַלֵּוִ֥י
vehalevi
“and the Levite”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-LE-vi
- Extended
- veh-hah-LEE-vee
- IPA
- /vəhalˈleːvi/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Levite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-LE-vi
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha
- clause
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha LO ta-az-VE-nu
- sentence
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha LO ta-az-VE-nu KI EIN LO CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA im-MAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-hallevi {וְהַלֵּוִ֥י | wə-ḥallêwî} ‘and the Levite’, using the vav conjunction to link this injunction with preceding laws.
Root and etymology
ל־ו־י
“join, attach”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:27
And the Levite who is in your gates, you must not neglect him, because he has no portion or inheritance with you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 14:27, so the Hebrew word וְהַלֵּוִ֥י (vehalevi) 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 Deut.14.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.27.W1.S1) and character.