Leviticus 14:16:7Lev.14.16.W7TAB
עַל־כַּפּ֖וֹ
alkapo
“on his palm”
- Transliteration
- al-ka-PO
- Extended
- ahl-kah-POH
- IPA
- /ʕal.kapˈpoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on his palm
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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 | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
al-ka-PO
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER al-ka-PO
- 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
A source phrase min ha-shemen {מִן הַשָּׁמֶן | min ha-šě-men} ‘from the oil’ is detailed by the relative clause asher al kappo ha-sema’alit {אֲשֶׁר עַל כַּפּוֹ הַשְּׂמָאלִית | ʾă-šer ʿal kăp-pō ha-sə-mā-’ă-lîṯ} ‘which is on his left palm’.
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 14:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 14:16, so the Hebrew word עַל־כַּפּ֖וֹ (alkapo) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.16.W7.S1) and character.