Leviticus 14:18:4Lev.14.18.W4TAB
עַל־כַּ֣ף
alkaf
“on the palm”
- Transliteration
- al-KAF
- Extended
- ahl-KAHF
- IPA
- /ʕalˈkaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the 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 Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-KAF
- phraseyour reading level
al-KAF ha-ko-HEN
- clause
veh-ha-noh-TAR ba-SHE-men a-SHER al-KAF ha-ko-HEN yit-TEN al-ROSH ha-mi-ta-HER
- sentence
veh-ha-noh-TAR ba-SHE-men a-SHER al-KAF ha-ko-HEN yit-TEN al-ROSH ha-mi-ta-HER ve-ki-PER a-LAV ha-ko-HEN lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ʾăsher {אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ introduces a restrictive clause, and the locative phrase ʿal-kap̄ hākōhên {עַל־כַּף הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | ʿal-kap̄ ha-kō-hên} ‘on the priest’s palm’ specifies the oil’s placement.
Root and etymology
k-p-pkaf-peh-peh
“hollow of hand”
In context — Leviticus 14:18
And the remainder of the oil on the palm of the priest he shall put on the head of the one being cleansed; and the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:18, so the Hebrew word עַל־כַּ֣ף (alkaf) 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.14.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.18.W4.S1) and character.