Judges 17:10:18Judg.17.10.W18TAB
הַלֵּוִֽי׃
halevi
“the Levite”
- Transliteration
- ha-le-VI
- Extended
- hah-leh-VEE
- IPA
- /hal.leːˈviː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-le-VI
- clause
va-YE-lekh ha-le-VI
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha va-YE-lekh ha-le-VI
Root and etymology
ל־ו־ה
“to join, be attached”
In context — Judges 17:10
And Micah said to him, “Dwell with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver each year, a set of clothing and your sustenance.” And the Levite went.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:10:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Judges 17:10, so the Hebrew word הַלֵּוִֽי׃ (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 Judg.17.10.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.10.W18.S1) and character.