Leviticus 14:7:1Lev.14.7.W1TAB
וְהִזָּ֗ה
vehizzah
“sprinkle”
- Transliteration
- ve-hiz-ZAH
- Extended
- veh-hiz-ZAA
- IPA
- /wəhizˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sprinkle
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hiz-ZAH
- clause
ve-hiz-ZAH AL ha-mit-ta-HEHR min-ha-tsa-RA-at SHE-va pe-a-MEEM
- sentence
ve-hiz-ZAH AL ha-mit-ta-HEHR min-ha-tsa-RA-at SHE-va pe-a-MEEM veh-ti-hah-ROH veh-shil-LAKH et-ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YAH al-pe-NEE ha-SA-deh
Exegesis
The verse employs the vav-consecutive vehizzah {וְהִזָּה | wə-hiz-zāh} to introduce the ritual action, followed by the Piel participle hammitaher {הַמִּטַּהֵר | ham-miṭ-tah-hēr} as the recipient.
Root and etymology
Rootn-z-h
“to sprinkle or spatter”
In context — Leviticus 14:7
And he shall sprinkle upon the one being cleansed from the leprosy seven times and declare him clean. Then he shall release the live bird into the open field.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 14:7, so the Hebrew word וְהִזָּ֗ה (vehizzah) 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.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.7.W1.S1) and character.