Deuteronomy 14:4:7Deut.14.4.W7TAB
כְשָׂבִ֖ים
kesavim
“of sheep”
- Transliteration
- ke-sa-VIM
- Extended
- keh-saa-VEEM
- IPA
- /kəsaːˈvim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of sheep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-sa-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
SE ke-sa-VIM
- clause
SHOR SE ke-sa-VIM ve-SE i-ZIM
- sentence
ZOT ha-be-HE-ma a-SHER to-a-KHE-lu SHOR SE ke-sa-VIM ve-SE i-ZIM
Exegesis
A coordinated series enumerates shor {שׁוֹר | šôr} ‘ox’, followed by a generic seh {שֵ̇ה | sē} ‘small livestock’, specified by kəsavim {כְשָׂבִים | kə-sā-vîm} ‘of sheep’, and then repeated with ve-seh {וְשֵׂה | wə-sē} ‘and small livestock’, specified by izzim {עִזִּים | ʿiz-zîm} ‘of goats’. The parallel repetition emphasizes inclusivity across small livestock categories.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:4
This is the animal that you shall eat: the ox, the sheep , and the goat.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 14:4, so the Hebrew word כְשָׂבִ֖ים (kesavim) 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.14.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.4.W7.S1) and character.