Leviticus 16:11:1Lev.16.11.W1TAB
וְהִקְרִ֨יב
vehikriv
“shall present”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-RIV
- Extended
- veh-hik-REEV
- IPA
- /wəhiqˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall present
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hik-RIV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hik-RIV a-ha-RON
- clause
ve-hik-RIV a-ha-RON et-PAR ha-khat-TAT a-sher-LO ve-khi-PER ba-a-DO u-ve-AD BEE-to
- sentence
ve-hik-RIV a-ha-RON et-PAR ha-khat-TAT a-sher-LO ve-khi-PER ba-a-DO u-ve-AD BEE-to ve-sha-KHAT et-PAR ha-khat-TAT a-sher-LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive Hiphil verb vehikriv {וְהִקְרִ֨יב | wə-hik-rîv} ‘and he shall bring near’, establishing the first ritual action.
Root and etymology
Rootq-r-b
“to bring near”
In context — Leviticus 16:11
And Aaron shall bring the bull for the sin offering which is for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house, and he shall slaughter the bull for the sin offering which is for himself.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 16:11, so the Hebrew word וְהִקְרִ֨יב (vehikriv) 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.16.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.11.W1.S1) and character.