Leviticus 14:5:8Lev.14.5.W8TAB
חַיִּֽים׃
khayim
“living”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħajˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- living
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
kha-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
al-MA-yim kha-YIM
- clause
el-keh-lee-KHE-res al-MA-yim kha-YIM
- sentence
ve-tsi-VAH ha-koh-HEN ve-sha-KHAT et-ha-tsip-OR ha-eh-KHAT el-keh-lee-KHE-res al-MA-yim kha-YIM
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} directs into keliheres {כְּלִי־חֶ֖רֶשׂ | kə-lî-ḥe-res} ‘earthenware vessel’, while al mayim hayyim {עַל־מַ֥יִם חַיִּֽים | ʿal mā-yim ḥay-yim} ‘over living water’ designates the purifying medium. This orderly syntax reflects formal priestly commands and clarifies each material and action.
Root and etymology
ח־י־ה
“life, living”
In context — Leviticus 14:5
Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over an earthenware vessel above living water .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 14:5, so the Hebrew word חַיִּֽים׃ (khayim) 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.14.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.5.W8.S1) and character.