Leviticus 14:15:8Lev.14.15.W8TAB
הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃
hasehmahleet
“left”
- Transliteration
- ha-seh-mah-LEET
- Extended
- hah-seh-mah-LEET
- IPA
- /ha.sə.maːˈliːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- left
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ha-seh-mah-LEET
- 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.
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 14:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 14:15, so the Hebrew word הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃ (hasehmahleet) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.15.W8.S1) and character.