Deuteronomy 17:18:14Deut.17.18.W14TAB
הַלְוִיִּֽם׃
halviyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- hal-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /hal.viˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hal-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
- clause
ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
Root and etymology
ל־ו־י
“to join”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, taken from the scroll that is before the priests, the Levites .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 17:18, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (halviyim) 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.17.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.18.W14.S1) and character.