Leviticus 15:14:9Lev.15.14.W9TAB
יוֹנָ֑ה
yonah
“pigeon”
- Transliteration
- yo-NAH
- Extended
- yoh-NAH
- IPA
- /joˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- pigeon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yo-NAH
- phraseyour reading level
beh-NEY yo-NAH
- clause
oo-vah-YOM ha-shmee-NEE yik-KAKH-LO SHTEE to-REEM OH SHNEE beh-NEY yo-NAH
- sentence
oo-vah-YOM ha-shmee-NEE yik-KAKH-LO SHTEE to-REEM OH SHNEE beh-NEY yo-NAH oo-VA lif-NEY Ye-ho-VAH el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED oo-neh-tah-NAM el-ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
Construct numerals shtei torim {שְׁתֵּ֣י תֹרִ֔ים | šə̆-tê ṯō-rîm} and shnei bnei yonah {שְׁנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יוֹנָ֑ה | šənê bənê yō-nā} specify the bird quantities.
In context — Leviticus 15:14
And on the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and he shall come before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 15:14, so the Hebrew word יוֹנָ֑ה (yonah) 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.15.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.14.W9.S1) and character.