Judges 17:7:8Judg.17.7.W8TAB
לֵוִ֖י
levi
“a Levite”
- Transliteration
- LE-vi
- Extended
- LEE-vih
- IPA
- /ˈleː.vi/
Meaning by language
- English
- a Levite
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
ve-HU LE-vi
- clause
ve-HU LE-vi ve-HU GAR-SHAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI-NA-ar mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA mim-mish-pa-KHAT ye-hu-DA ve-HU LE-vi ve-HU GAR-SHAM
Exegesis
The coordinated vehu {וְה֥וּא | vəhûʾ} introduces an appositive clause naming him levi {לֵוִ֖י | lēwî} ‘Levite’.
Root and etymology
ל־ו־ה
“to join, be attached”
In context — Judges 17:7
And there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah. He was a Levite , and he was staying there.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 17:7, so the Hebrew word לֵוִ֖י (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 Judg.17.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.7.W8.S1) and character.