Deuteronomy 14:29:2Deut.14.29.W2TAB

הַלֵּוִ֡י

halevi

the Levite

Transliteration
ha-le-VI
Extended
hah-lee-VEE
IPA
/hal.leːˈviː/

Meaning by language

English
the Levite

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + לֵּ + וִ֡י
ha + le + vi
halevi

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-le-VI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-VA ha-le-VI

  3. clause

    u-VA ha-le-VI KI EIN-LO KHE-lek ve-na-kha-LA im-MAKH ve-ha-GER ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA a-SHER bish-a-re-KHA ve-akh-LU ve-sa-VE-u

  4. sentence

    u-VA ha-le-VI KI EIN-LO KHE-lek ve-na-kha-LA im-MAKH ve-ha-GER ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA a-SHER bish-a-re-KHA ve-akh-LU ve-sa-VE-u le-MA-an ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL-ma-a-SEH yad-KHA a-SHER ta-a-SE

Exegesis

The noun phrase ha-levi {הַלֵּוִי | hă-lā-wî} ‘the Levite’ is the subject, followed by the causal clause ki ein-lo chelek wə-nachalāh im-makh {כִּי אֵין־לוֹ חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה עִמָּךְ} ‘because there is not to him portion and inheritance with you’, employing the negative existential ein {אֵין} + pronominal suffix lo {לוֹ}.

Root and etymology

to join or attach

In contextDeuteronomy 14:29

And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the sojourner , and the orphan, and the widow who are within your gates, shall come and eat and be satisfied, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 14:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:29, so the Hebrew word הַלֵּוִ֡י (halevi) 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.14.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.29.W2.S1) and character.