Deuteronomy 18:6:2Deut.18.6.W2TAB
הַלֵּוִ֜י
halevi
“the Levite”
- Transliteration
- ha-le-VI
- Extended
- hah-ley-VEE
- IPA
- /hal.leˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levite
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-le-VI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khi-ya-VO ha-le-VI
- clause
ve-khi-ya-VO ha-le-VI me-a-KHAD she-a-re-KHA mi-KOL-yis-ra-EL a-SHER-hu GAR SHAM
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-VO ha-le-VI me-a-KHAD she-a-re-KHA mi-KOL-yis-ra-EL a-SHER-hu GAR SHAM u-VA be-KHOL-a-VAT naf-SHO el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verb yavo {יָבֹא | yā-ḇōʾ} appears before its subject ha-levi {הַלֵּוִי | ha-lē-wî}, emphasizing the action-first word order typical of Hebrew narrative.
Root and etymology
l-v-hlamed–vav–heh
“to join, accompany”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:6
And when the Levite comes from one of your gates in all Israel, where he sojourns, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD will choose.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 18:6, so the Hebrew word הַלֵּוִ֜י (halevi) 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.18.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.6.W2.S1) and character.