Judges 17:11:2Judg.17.11.W2TAB
הַלֵּוִ֖י
halevi
“the Levite”
- Transliteration
- ha-le-VI
- Extended
- hah-lee-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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI
- clause
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI la-SHE-vet et-ha-ISH
- sentence
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI la-SHE-vet et-ha-ISH va-ye-HI ha-NA-ar LO ke-e-KHAD mi-ba-NAV
Exegesis
The subject haLevi {הַלֵּוִי | ha-lē-vî} names his Levitical identity.
Root and etymology
l-w-h
“joined; attached”
In context — Judges 17:11
So the Levite consented to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 17:11, so the Hebrew word הַלֵּוִ֖י (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.17.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.11.W2.S1) and character.