Leviticus 16:12:11Lev.16.12.W11TAB
סַמִּ֖ים
sameem
“spices”
- Transliteration
- sa-MEEM
- Extended
- sah-MEEM
- IPA
- /samˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- spices
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sa-MEEM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-TO-ret sa-MEEM
- clause
veh-la-KAKH meh-LOH-ham-makh-TAH gah-kha-LAY-EESH meh-AL ham-miz-BE-akh mil-lif-NEH Yeh-ho-VAH oo-meh-LO khaf-NAAV ke-TO-ret sa-MEEM dak-KAH
- sentence
veh-la-KAKH meh-LOH-ham-makh-TAH gah-kha-LAY-EESH meh-AL ham-miz-BE-akh mil-lif-NEH Yeh-ho-VAH oo-meh-LO khaf-NAAV ke-TO-ret sa-MEEM dak-KAH veh-he-VEE mi-BEIT la-pa-RO-khet
Exegesis
The phrase qəṭōrēt sammîm daqqāh {קְטֹ֥רֶת סַמִּ֖ים דַּקָּ֑ה | qə-ṭō-rēt sam-mîm daq-qāh} combines “incense,” “aromatic spices,” and “finely beaten” to denote a specific atoning mixture.
In context — Leviticus 16:12
And he shall take a full censer of coals of fire from upon the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely beaten incense , and he shall bring it inside the veil.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 16:12, so the Hebrew word סַמִּ֖ים (sameem) 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.16.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.12.W11.S1) and character.