Deuteronomy 18:3:15Deut.18.3.W15TAB
וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם
vehallekhayayim
“and the two cheeks”
- Transliteration
- ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim
- Extended
- veh-hal-leh-kha-YA-yeem
- IPA
- /vəhalleħaˈjajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the two cheeks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim
- clause
ve-na-TAN la-ko-HEN haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim ve-ha-ke-VAH
- sentence
ve-ZEH yih-YEH mish-PAT ha-ko-ha-NIM me-ET ha-AM me-ET zov-KHEI ha-ZE-vakh IM-SHOR IM-SEH ve-na-TAN la-ko-HEN haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim ve-ha-ke-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive venatan {וְנָתַן | wə-nā-tān} introduces the obligation to give hazeroa {הַזְּרֹעַ | ha-zə-rō-ʾa}, vehallehayim {וְהַלְּחָיַיִם | wə-hal-lə-ḥā-yá-yim}, and vehakevah {וְהַקֵּבָה | wə-ha-kê-vā}. The sequence of conjunctions and list format creates a formal legal structure preserved in translation.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-ylamed–chet–yod
“cheek/jaw”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:3
And this shall be the prescribed portion for the priests from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: they shall give to the priest the foreleg, the two cheeks , and the stomach.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 18:3, so the Hebrew word וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם (vehallekhayayim) 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.18.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.3.W15.S1) and character.