Deuteronomy 16:4:3Deut.16.4.W3TAB
שְׂאֹ֛ר
seor
“leaven”
- Transliteration
- se-OR
- Extended
- seh-OHR
- IPA
- /sɛˈʔoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- leaven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-OR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA se-OR
- clause
ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA se-OR be-KHOL-ge-vul-KHA shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA se-OR be-KHOL-ge-vul-KHA shiv-AT ya-MIM ve-LO-ya-LIN min-ha-ba-SAR a-SHER tiz-BAKH ba-E-rev ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON la-BO-ker
Exegesis
In the first clause the Nifal imperfect yera’eh {יֵרָאֶה | yē-rā-ʾeh} ‘be seen’ precedes its subject se’or {שְׂאֹר | sə-ʾōr} ‘leaven’, emphasizing visible absence.
Root and etymology
ש־א־ר
“remnant”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:4
And no leaven shall be seen in all your territory for seven days; nor shall any of the meat which you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain until the morning.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 16:4, so the Hebrew word שְׂאֹ֛ר (seor) 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.16.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.4.W3.S1) and character.