Leviticus 14:7:8Lev.14.7.W8TAB
וְשִׁלַּ֛ח
vehshillakh
“send away”
- Transliteration
- veh-shil-LAKH
- Extended
- veh-shil-LAHKH
- IPA
- /wəʃilˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- send away
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-shil-LAKH
- clause
veh-ti-hah-ROH veh-shil-LAKH et-ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YAH al-pe-NEE ha-SA-deh
- 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 subsequent Piel perfect veshillach {וְשִׁלַּח | wə-šil-laḥ} takes et {אֶת־ | ʾet} as the direct object marker with hatsippor {הַצִּפֹּר | ha-ṣip-pōr} and the modifier hachayyah {הַֽחַיָּה | ha-ḥay-yāh} al penei hasadeh {עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה | ʿal-pə-nê ha-sā-deh} to describe the bird’s release. The fixed vav sequence underscores the stepwise procedure, while the construct chain penei hasadeh integrates the action into the land context.
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 14:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 14:7, so the Hebrew word וְשִׁלַּ֛ח (vehshillakh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.7.W8.S1) and character.