Leviticus 14:50:1Lev.14.50.W1TAB
וְשָׁחַ֖ט
veshakhat
“slaughter”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-KHAT
- Extended
- veh-sha-KHAT
- IPA
- /və.ʃaˈχat/
Meaning by language
- English
- slaughter
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sha-KHAT
- clause
ve-sha-KHAT et-ha-tsi-POR ha-eh-KHAT
- sentence
ve-sha-KHAT et-ha-tsi-POR ha-eh-KHAT ehl-keh-lee-KHEH-res al-MA-yim kha-YEEM
Exegesis
The verb veshachat {וְשָׁחַ֖ט | wə-šā-ḥaṭ}, a vav-consecutive Qal perfect third person masculine singular, indicates the continuation of a prescribed ritual action.
Root and etymology
ש־ח־טshin-chet-tav
“to slaughter”
In context — Leviticus 14:50
And he shall slaughter the one bird into a clay vessel placed over living water.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:50:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 14:50, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁחַ֖ט (veshakhat) 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.14.50.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.50.W1.S1) and character.