Deuteronomy 16:4:5Deut.16.4.W5TAB
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
shivat
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AT
- Extended
- shihv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʃivˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- 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
The construct phrase bechol-gevulekha {בְּכָל־גְּבֻלְךָ | bə-khol gə-vul-kha} ‘in all your territory’ uses a maqef to assert comprehensive scope, with shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | ši-vaʿ-at yā-mim} ‘seven days’ setting duration.
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 16:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 16:4, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֣ת (shivat) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.4.W5.S1) and character.