סֹ֤לֶת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 סֹ֤לֶת

   SO-let

   fine flour
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 סֹ֤לֶת מִנְחָה֙

   SO-let min-KHA

   fine flour grain offering
3. clause🔊 וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים סֹ֤לֶת מִנְחָה֙ בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשֶּׁ֔מֶן וְלֹ֥ג אֶחָ֖ד שָֽׁמֶן׃

   u-she-lo-SHA es-ro-NIM SO-let min-KHA be-loo-LAH ba-SHE-men ve-LOG e-KHAD SHA-men

   and three tenths of fine flour grain offering mixed with the oil and a log of one oil
4. sentence🔊 וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י יִקַּ֤ח שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים֙ תְּמִימִ֔ים וְכַבְשָׂ֥ה אַחַ֛ת בַּת־שְׁנָתָ֖הּ תְּמִימָ֑ה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים סֹ֤לֶת מִנְחָה֙ בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשֶּׁ֔מֶן וְלֹ֥ג אֶחָ֖ד שָֽׁמֶן׃

   u-va-YOM ha-she-mi-NI yik-KAKH she-nei-khva-SIM te-mi-MIM ve-khav-SA a-KHAT bat-she-na-TAH te-mi-MAH u-she-lo-SHA es-ro-NIM SO-let min-KHA be-loo-LAH ba-SHE-men ve-LOG e-KHAD SHA-men

   the eighth And on the day take two male lambs without blemish and a ewe lamb one a year old without blemish and three tenths of fine flour grain offering mixed with the oil and a log of one oil

Exegesis

The measurements ushlosha esronim solet {וּשְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים סֹלֶת | u·šlə·šāh ʿe·śro·nîm ṣō·leṯ} and belulah bashemen {בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן | bə·lû·lāh ba·šě·men} affirm precise proportions, while velog echad shemen {וְלֹג אֶחָד שָׁמֶן | wə·lôg ʾě·ḥǎd šā·men} completes the ritual sequence, emphasizing completeness and purity.

Root and etymology

ts-l-t🔊 צ־ל־תtsade-lamed-tav

“sifted produce”

• 🔊 סִלְתָּהselatahher fine flourJudges 6:19