Leviticus 14:16:3Lev.14.16.W3TAB
אֶת־אֶצְבָּע֣וֹ
etetsbao
“his finger”
- Transliteration
- et-ets-BA-o
- Extended
- et-ets-BAA-oh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔɛtsˈbaː.ʕoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his finger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ets-BA-o
- phraseyour reading level
et-ets-BA-o ye-ma-NEET
- clause
veh-ta-VAL hah-koh-HEN et-ets-BA-o ye-ma-NEET mihn-hah-SHE-men a-SHER al-ka-PO ha-se-ma-LEET
- sentence
veh-ta-VAL hah-koh-HEN et-ets-BA-o ye-ma-NEET mihn-hah-SHE-men a-SHER al-ka-PO ha-se-ma-LEET veh-hiz-ZAH mihn-hah-SHE-men beh-ets-BA-o SHE-va pe-a-MEEM lihf-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The subject ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kôhên} ‘the priest’ precedes the accusative marker et {אֶת | ʾet} and construct phrase etsba’o ha-yemanit {אֶצְבָּעוֹ הַיְמָנִית | ʾeṣbə-’āw ha-yə-mā-nîṯ} ‘his right finger’, specifying the instrument.
Root and etymology
צ־ב־עts-b-‘
“finger”
In context — Leviticus 14:16
Then the priest will dip his right finger into the oil on his left palm, and with his finger he will sprinkle the oil seven times before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 14:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֶצְבָּע֣וֹ (etetsbao) 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.14.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.16.W3.S1) and character.