Leviticus 14:27:10Lev.14.27.W10TAB
פְּעָמִ֖ים
peamim
“times”
- Transliteration
- pe-a-MIM
- Extended
- peh-ah-MEEM
- IPA
- /pə.ʕaˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-a-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-va pe-a-MIM
- clause
SHE-va pe-a-MIM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-hiz-ZAH ha-ko-HEN be-ets-ba-O ha-ye-ma-NIT min-ha-SHE-men a-SHER al-ka-PO ha-se-ma-LIT SHE-va pe-a-MIM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The numeral sheva pe‘amim {שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִ֖ים | šeḇāʿ pə-‘āmîm} marks ritual completeness, and lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | lifnê Yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the LORD’ orients the action toward the divine presence. English rendering retains the original sequence while adapting phrase order for clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootpe-ayin-mem
“step, occurrence”
In context — Leviticus 14:27
And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger from the oil that is upon his left palm, seven times before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:27:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 14:27, so the Hebrew word פְּעָמִ֖ים (peamim) 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.14.27.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.27.W10.S1) and character.