Deuteronomy 21:5:4Deut.21.5.W4TAB
לֵוִי֒
levi
“Levi”
- Transliteration
- LE-vi
- Extended
- LEH-vee
- IPA
- /leˈvi/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
LE-vi
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI LE-vi
- 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 subject phrase hakohanim bnei Levi {הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִי֒ | ha-ḵōhănîm bə-nê lêwî} specifies the priestly group.
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 21:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 21:5, so the Hebrew word לֵוִי֒ (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.21.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.5.W4.S1) and character.