Leviticus 16:12:15Lev.16.12.W15TAB
לַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃
laparokhet
“the veil”
- Transliteration
- la-pa-RO-khet
- Extended
- lah-pa-ROH-khet
- IPA
- /lap.paˈroː.xɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the veil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-pa-RO-khet
- phraseyour reading level
mi-BEIT la-pa-RO-khet
- clause
veh-he-VEE mi-BEIT la-pa-RO-khet
- 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
Finally, the Hiphil verb və-hēvîʾ {וְהֵבִ֖יא | və-hē-vîʾ} moves the action from the outer court (mi-bēt {מִבֵּ֥ית | mib-bēt}) inside the most holy space (la-parōḵet {לַּפָּרֹֽכֶת | la-pār-ō-ḵet}), symbolizing entry into the divine presence.
Root and etymology
פ־ר־כ
“curtain”
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 16:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 16:12, so the Hebrew word לַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ (laparokhet) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.12.W15.S1) and character.