Leviticus 13:5:14Lev.13.5.W14TAB
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shivat
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AT
- Extended
- shiv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʃiv.ˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- clause
veh-his-GEE-ro ha-ko-HEN shiv-AT ya-MIM she-NEET
- sentence
veh-raa-A-hoo ha-ko-HEN ba-YOM hash-vee-EE veh-hin-NEH ha-NE-ga ah-MAD be-ei-NAV lo-fa-SA ha-NE-ga ba-OR veh-his-GEE-ro ha-ko-HEN shiv-AT ya-MIM she-NEET
Exegesis
The construct chain shiv’at yamim shenit {שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית | šĭ-ḇa‘-ṯ yā-mîm šê-nît} ‘seven days second time’ sets a precise repeated duration. English grammar is adjusted for clarity of subject reference and procedural sequence, preserving Hebrew order and logical flow.
Root and etymology
ש־ב־עsh–b–‘
“seven, complete”
In context — Leviticus 13:5
The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and behold, if the sore has remained in its appearance and has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days a second time.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 13:5, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivat) 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 Lev.13.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.5.W14.S1) and character.