Leviticus 14:10:4Lev.14.10.W4TAB
שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים֙
sheneikhvasim
“two male lambs”
- Transliteration
- she-nei-khva-SIM
- Extended
- shee-khva-SEEM
- IPA
- /ʃə.neː.xva.ˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- two male lambs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-nei-khva-SIM
- phraseyour reading level
yik-KAKH she-nei-khva-SIM
- clause
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
- sentence
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
Exegesis
The paired phrases shnei-kevasim temimim {שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים תְּמִימִ֔ים | šnê·kə·vā·šîm tə·mî·mîm} and vekhavsa achat bat-shnatah temimah {וְכַבְשָׂה אַחַת בַּת־שְׁנָתָהּ תְּמִימָ֑ה | və·kha·vša ə·ḥat bat·šnā·tāh tə·mî·mā} showcase chiastic balance in specifying physical integrity.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-bet-shin
“lamb, young sheep”
In context — Leviticus 14:10
And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish , and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish ; and three-tenths of fine flour for a grain offering mixed with oil, and one log of oil.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:10, so the Hebrew word שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים֙ (sheneikhvasim) 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.14.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.10.W4.S1) and character.