Leviticus 16:15:14Lev.16.15.W14TAB
לְדַ֣ם
ledam
“blood of”
- Transliteration
- le-DAM
- Extended
- leh-DAM
- IPA
- /ləˈdam/
Meaning by language
- English
- blood of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
le-DAM ha-PAR
- clause
ve-a-SAA et-da-MO ka-a-SHER a-SAA le-DAM ha-PAR ve-hiz-ZA o-TO al-ha-ka-PO-ret ve-lif-NEH ha-ka-PO-ret
- sentence
ve-sha-KHAT et-se-EER ha-khat-TAT a-SHER la-AM ve-he-VEE et-da-MO el-mib-BEIT la-pa-RO-khet ve-a-SAA et-da-MO ka-a-SHER a-SAA le-DAM ha-PAR ve-hiz-ZA o-TO al-ha-ka-PO-ret ve-lif-NEH ha-ka-PO-ret
Root and etymology
ד־מ
“blood, life”
In context — Leviticus 16:15
And he shall slaughter the male goat of the sin offering which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the bull’s blood, and sprinkle it on the atonement cover and before the atonement cover.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 16:15, so the Hebrew word לְדַ֣ם (ledam) 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.16.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.15.W14.S1) and character.