אֶת־כֶּ֣בֶשׂ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־כֶּ֣בֶשׂ

   et-KE-ves

   lamb
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֶת־כֶּ֣בֶשׂ הָֽאָשָׁם֒

   et-KE-ves ha-a-SHAM

   lamb of the guilt offering
3. clause🔊 וְשָׁחַט֮ אֶת־כֶּ֣בֶשׂ הָֽאָשָׁם֒ וְלָקַ֤ח הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִדַּ֣ם הָֽאָשָׁ֔ם וְנָתַ֛ן עַל־תְּנ֥וּךְ אֹֽזֶן־הַמִטַּהֵ֖ר הַיְמָנִ֑ית

   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

   slaughter lamb of the guilt offering the priest take from the blood the guilt offering put upon the lobe of the ear of the one being cleansed right
4. sentence🔊 וְשָׁחַט֮ אֶת־כֶּ֣בֶשׂ הָֽאָשָׁם֒ וְלָקַ֤ח הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִדַּ֣ם הָֽאָשָׁ֔ם וְנָתַ֛ן עַל־תְּנ֥וּךְ אֹֽזֶן־הַמִטַּהֵ֖ר הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדוֹ֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְל֖וֹ הַיְמָנִֽית׃

   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

   slaughter lamb of the guilt offering the priest take from the blood the guilt offering put upon the lobe of the ear of the one being cleansed right and upon the thumb of his hand right and upon the big toe of his foot right

Exegesis

The direct object marker et precedes keves {כֶּבֶשׂ | ke-ḇeś}, signaling lamb as sacrificial victim. The construct phrase mi-dam ha-asham links blood to the guilt offering, specifying the source for the application. The participle ha-mittaher functions as a noun “one being cleansed,” and its modification by ha-yemanit “the right” guides precise placement on the right ear, hand, and foot. English renders the Hebrew repetition and spatial details with parallel phrasing to preserve the ritual order and emphasis.

Root and etymology

k-b-š🔊 kaf-bet-shin

“lamb”