Leviticus 14:29:4Lev.14.29.W4TAB
עַל־כַּ֣ף
alkaf
“on the palm of”
- Transliteration
- al-KAF
- Extended
- ahl-KAHF
- IPA
- /ʕalˈkaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the palm of
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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
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 paired prepositional phrases al-kaf {עַל־כַּ֣ף | ʿal-kaf} ‘on the palm’ and al-rosh {עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ | ʿal-rōʾš} ‘on the head’ mark spatial placement.
Root and etymology
k-p-pkaf-peh-peh
“hollow of hand”
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 14:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:29, 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.14.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.29.W4.S1) and character.