Leviticus 14:15:5Lev.14.15.W5TAB
וְיָצַ֛ק
veyatsak
“pour”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-TSAK
- Extended
- veh-ya-TSAHK
- IPA
- /vəjaˈtsaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- pour
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-TSAK
- clause
ve-ya-TSAK ahl-KAF ha-ko-HEN ha-seh-mah-LEET
- sentence
ve-lah-KAKH ha-ko-HEN mih-LOG ha-SHA-men ve-ya-TSAK ahl-KAF ha-ko-HEN ha-seh-mah-LEET
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive sequence with velaqach {וְלָקַ֥ח | wə-lā-qaḥ} ‘and he shall take’ followed by veyatsaq {וְיָצַ֛ק | wə-yā-ṣaq} ‘and he shall pour,’ marking consecutive ritual actions.
In context — Leviticus 14:15
And the priest shall take some oil from the log and pour it upon the palm of the priest’s left hand.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 14:15, so the Hebrew word וְיָצַ֛ק (veyatsak) 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.14.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.15.W5.S1) and character.