Deuteronomy 18:1:5Deut.18.1.W5TAB
לֵוִ֛י
levi
“of Levi”
- Transliteration
- le-VI
- Extended
- leh-VEE
- IPA
- /leˈvi/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Levi
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VI
- phraseyour reading level
kol-SHE-vet le-VI
- clause
LO-yi-he-YEH la-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM kol-SHE-vet le-VI HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH im-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
LO-yi-he-YEH la-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM kol-SHE-vet le-VI HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH im-yis-ra-EL i-SHEI Ye-ho-VAH ve-na-kha-la-TO yo-khe-LUN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-kohanim hal-leviyim {לַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּים | lakkôhănîm halwiyyîm} ‘to the priests, the Levites’ is specified appositionally by kol shevet Levi {כָּל־שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי | kôl-šēḇeṭ lēwî} ‘all the tribe of Levi’.
Root and etymology
l-v-hlamed–vav–heh
“to join, accompany”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:1
The Levitical priests—the entire tribe of Levi—shall have no share or inherited allotment with Israel; they shall eat the fire-offerings presented to the LORD as their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 18:1, so the Hebrew word לֵוִ֛י (levi) 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.18.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.1.W5.S1) and character.