Leviticus 14:36:1Lev.14.36.W1TAB
וְצִוָּ֨ה
vetsivah
“command”
- Transliteration
- ve-tsi-VAH
- Extended
- veh-tsi-VAA
- IPA
- /vətsiˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- command
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-tsi-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-tsi-VAH ha-koh-HEN
- clause
ve-tsi-VAH ha-koh-HEN oo-fi-NOO et-ha-BA-yit be-TE-rem ya-VO ha-koh-HEN lir-OT et-ha-NE-ga ve-LO yit-MA kol-a-SHER ba-BA-yit
- sentence
ve-tsi-VAH ha-koh-HEN oo-fi-NOO et-ha-BA-yit be-TE-rem ya-VO ha-koh-HEN lir-OT et-ha-NE-ga ve-LO yit-MA kol-a-SHER ba-BA-yit ve-a-KHAR KEN ya-VO ha-koh-HEN lir-OT et-ha-BAA-yit
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav consecutive + Piel perfect verb ve-tsivvah {וְצִוָּ֨ה | wəṣîwwāh} ‘and he commanded,’ establishing priestly authority.
In context — Leviticus 14:36
And the priest shall command that they clear out the house before the priest comes to inspect the plague , so that nothing in the house will become unclean. Afterward the priest shall come to inspect the house.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 14:36, so the Hebrew word וְצִוָּ֨ה (vetsivah) 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.14.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.36.W1.S1) and character.