Deuteronomy 21:5:1Deut.21.5.W1TAB
וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ
venigshu
“and shall come forward”
- Transliteration
- ve-nig-SHU
- Extended
- veh-nig-GE-shoo
- IPA
- /vənigˈʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shall come forward
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-nig-SHU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nig-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
ve-nig-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM be-NEI LE-vi KI BAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-shar-TO u-le-va-REKH be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-nig-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM be-NEI LE-vi KI BAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-shar-TO u-le-va-REKH be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-al-PI-hem yih-YE kol-REEV ve-kol-NA-ga
Exegesis
The verse opens with venigshu {וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ | wə-niggāšû} ‘and they shall approach,’ introducing the ritual act.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:5
Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and to speak blessing in the name of the LORD. Every dispute and every assault shall be decided according to their word.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 21:5, so the Hebrew word וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ (venigshu) 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.21.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.5.W1.S1) and character.