Leviticus 14:25:1Lev.14.25.W1TAB
וְשָׁחַט֮
veshakhat
“slaughter”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-KHAT
- Extended
- veh-shah-KHAT
- IPA
- /vəʃaˈħaṭ/
Meaning by language
- English
- slaughter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sha-KHAT
- clause
ve-sha-KHAT et-KE-ves ha-a-SHAM ve-la-KAKH ha-ko-HEN mi-DAM ha-a-SHAM ve-na-TAN al-TE-NUKH O-ZEN-ha-mi-ta-HER ha-ye-ma-NIT
- sentence
ve-sha-KHAT et-KE-ves ha-a-SHAM ve-la-KAKH ha-ko-HEN mi-DAM ha-a-SHAM ve-na-TAN al-TE-NUKH O-ZEN-ha-mi-ta-HER ha-ye-ma-NIT ve-al-BO-hen ya-DO ha-ye-ma-NIT ve-al-BO-hen rag-LO ha-ye-ma-NIT
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ט
“to slaughter”
In context — Leviticus 14:25
And he shall slaughter the lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one being cleansed , and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 14:25, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁחַט֮ (veshakhat) 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.14.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.25.W1.S1) and character.