Deuteronomy 14:8:1Deut.14.8.W1TAB
וְאֶת־הַ֠חֲזִיר
veethakhazir
“and the pig”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR
- Extended
- veh-EET-hah-kha-ZEER
- IPA
- /vəˈʔɛt.haħaˈziːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the pig
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR
- clause
ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU ve-LO ge-RA ta-ME HU la-KHEM
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU ve-LO ge-RA ta-ME HU la-KHEM mi-be-sa-RAM LO to-a-KHE-lu u-ve-niv-la-TAM LO tig-GA-u
Exegesis
The verse opens with the direct-object marker ve’et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} introducing ha-khazir {הַחֲזִיר | ha-ḥă-ẖîr}.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:8
And the pig, because it splits the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you; from their flesh you shall not eat, and you shall not touch their carcass .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 14:8, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַ֠חֲזִיר (veethakhazir) 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.14.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.8.W1.S1) and character.