Leviticus 16:19:4Lev.16.19.W4TAB
בְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹ
beetsbao
“with his finger”
- Transliteration
- be-ets-ba-O
- Extended
- beh-ets-baa-OH
- IPA
- /bə.ʔɛts.ba.ˈʕoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with his finger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ets-ba-O
- 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
Min-haddam {מִן־הַדָּ֛ם | min-ha-dām} ‘from the blood’ specifies the sacrificial element, while beetsbao {בְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹ | bə-ʾeṣ-bā-ʿō} ‘with his finger’ denotes the instrument.
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 16:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 16:19, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹ (beetsbao) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.19.W4.S1) and character.