Leviticus 14:15:6Lev.14.15.W6TAB
עַל־כַּ֥ף
ahlkaf
“upon the palm of”
- Transliteration
- ahl-KAF
- Extended
- ahl-KAHF
- IPA
- /ʕalˈqaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the palm of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ahl-KAF
- phraseyour reading level
ahl-KAF ha-ko-HEN
- 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 phrase al-kaf {עַל־כַּף | ʿal-kaf} ‘upon the palm’ combined with hasemolit {הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית | ha-se-mā-līt} ‘the left’ reflects Hebrew’s use of absolute forms for body parts. The strict word order reinforces the procedural emphasis on taking and pouring within the anointing rite.
Root and etymology
k-p-pkaf-peh-peh
“hollow of hand”
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 14:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 14:15, so the Hebrew word עַל־כַּ֥ף (ahlkaf) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.15.W6.S1) and character.