Exodus 13:6:7Exod.13.6.W7TAB

חַ֖ג

khag

feast

Transliteration
KHAG
Extended
KHAHG
IPA
/ˈħaɣ/

Meaning by language

English
feast

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Gimelg as in good

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Word in context

  1. word

    KHAG

  2. clause

    oo-vai-YOM hash-she-vee-EE KHAG la-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT oo-vai-YOM hash-she-vee-EE KHAG la-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The nominal clause chag laYHWH {חַג לַיהוָה | ḥag lā-yəhôwāh} ‘festival to the LORD’ specifies the sacred observance, underscoring covenant remembrance through structured liturgical sequence.

Root and etymology

Rootchet–gimel–gimel

to celebrate

In contextExodus 13:6

For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread , and the seventh day shall be a festival to the LORD .

About this coordinate

Exodus 13:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 13:6, so the Hebrew word חַ֖ג (khag) 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 Exod.13.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.6.W7.S1) and character.