Deuteronomy 17:1:5Deut.17.1.W5TAB
וָשֶׂ֗ה
vaseh
“or a sheep”
- Transliteration
- va-SEH
- Extended
- va-SEH
- IPA
- /vaˈseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or a sheep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-SEH
- phraseyour reading level
SHOR va-SEH
- clause
lo-TIZ-bakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA
- sentence
lo-TIZ-bakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha HU
Exegesis
The coordinated noun phrase shor wa-seh {שׁוֹר וָשֶׂה | šôr wə-sāh} ‘ox and sheep’ lists the acceptable offerings.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect , for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 17:1, so the Hebrew word וָשֶׂ֗ה (vaseh) 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.17.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.1.W5.S1) and character.