Leviticus 14:29:2Lev.14.29.W2TAB
מִן־הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙
minhashemen
“from the oil”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-SHE-men
- Extended
- min-hah-SHEH-men
- IPA
- /min haˈʃɛmɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the oil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-SHE-men
- clause
ve-ha-no-TAR min-ha-SHE-men a-SHER al-KAF ha-ko-HEN yi-TEN al-ROSH ha-mi-ta-HER
- sentence
ve-ha-no-TAR min-ha-SHE-men a-SHER al-KAF ha-ko-HEN yi-TEN al-ROSH ha-mi-ta-HER le-ka-PER a-LAV lif-NEY Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾǎšer} ‘which’ defines the oil’s source as min-ha-shemen {מִן־הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ | min-hā-šēmên} ‘from the oil’ on the priest’s palm.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-mem-nun
“oil, fat”
In context — Leviticus 14:29
And the remainder of the oil which is on the palm of the priest , he shall put on the head of the one being cleansed to make atonement for him before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:29, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ (minhashemen) 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.14.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.29.W2.S1) and character.