Deuteronomy 16:2:1Deut.16.2.W1TAB
וְזָבַ֥חְתָּ
vezavahkhta
“and you shall sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ve-za-VAHKH-ta
- Extended
- veh-zaa-VAHKH-tah
- IPA
- /vəzäˈvaħ.tä/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall sacrifice
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-za-VAHKH-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh
- clause
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR
- sentence
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive perfect in vezavachta {וְזָבַ֥חְתָּ | wə-zā-ḇaḥ-tā} “and you shall sacrifice,” marking a divine command.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin–bet–chet
“to sacrifice”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:2
You shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God from the flock and the herd, at the place the LORD will choose to cause His name to dwell there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 16:2, so the Hebrew word וְזָבַ֥חְתָּ (vezavahkhta) 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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.2.W1.S1) and character.