Ezekiel 16:19:10Ezek.16.19.W10TAB

לְרֵ֥יחַ

lereakh

for an aroma

Transliteration
le-RE-akh
Extended
leh-REE-akh
IPA
/ləˈreː.jaħ/

Meaning by language

English
for an aroma

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + רֵ֥י + חַ
le + re + akh
lereakh

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-RE-akh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh

  3. clause

    ve-lakh-MI a-sher-na-TAT-ti LAKH SO-let va-SHE-men u-de-VASH he-e-khal-TIKH u-ne-tat-TI-hu lif-ne-HEM le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh va-ye-HI

  4. sentence

    ve-lakh-MI a-sher-na-TAT-ti LAKH SO-let va-SHE-men u-de-VASH he-e-khal-TIKH u-ne-tat-TI-hu lif-ne-HEM le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh va-ye-HI ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The phrase lə-rêyaḥ niḥoach {לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ | lə-rê-yaḥ ni-ḥō-aḥ} ‘for fragrance, pleasant aroma’ echoes sacrificial terminology.

In contextEzekiel 16:19

And my bread , which I gave to you—fine flour, oil, and honey with which I fed you—you set it before them as a pleasing aroma; and so it was, declares the Lord GOD .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 16:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 16:19, so the Hebrew word לְרֵ֥יחַ (lereakh) 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 Ezek.16.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.19.W10.S1) and character.