Leviticus 16:19:1Lev.16.19.W1TAB
וְהִזָּ֨ה
vehizzah
“sprinkle”
- Transliteration
- ve-hiz-ZAH
- Extended
- veh-hiz-ZAAH
- IPA
- /və.hiz.ˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sprinkle
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hiz-ZAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM
- clause
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM be-ets-ba-O SHE-va pe-a-MEEM
- sentence
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM be-ets-ba-O SHE-va pe-a-MEEM ve-ti-ha-RO ve-kid-SHO mit-TOOM-OT be-NEE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb vehizzah {וְהִזָּ֨ה | wə-hiz-zāh} ‘and he shall sprinkle’, a Hiphil imperfect with vav consecutive indicating a forthcoming ritual act.
Root and etymology
n-z-hnun-zayin-he
“to sprinkle”
In context — Leviticus 16:19
And he shall sprinkle on it from the blood with his finger seven times, and he shall purify it and consecrate it from the uncleannesses of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 16:19, so the Hebrew word וְהִזָּ֨ה (vehizzah) 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.16.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.19.W1.S1) and character.