Leviticus 16:20:9Lev.16.20.W9TAB
הֶחָֽי׃
hehkhai
“living”
- Transliteration
- heh-KHAI
- Extended
- heh-KHAAI
- IPA
- /hɛˈħaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- living
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
heh-KHAI
- phraseyour reading level
et-hah-saa-EER heh-KHAI
- clause
veh-hee-KREEV et-hah-saa-EER heh-KHAI
- sentence
veh-kih-LAA mih-kah-PEHR et-hah-KOH-desh veh-et-OH-hel mo-ED veh-et-hah-miz-BEH-akh veh-hee-KREEV et-hah-saa-EER heh-KHAI
Exegesis
The second clause begins with ve-hikriv {וְהִקְרִ֖יב | wə-hik-rîv} ‘and he shall bring near’, a Hiphil imperfect indicating causation, followed by et-ha-sair {אֶת־הַשָּׂעִ֥יר | ʼet-ha-sa-ʼîr} and he-chai {הֶחָֽי | he-ḥāy} forming the noun phrase ‘the living goat’. The orderly use of vav-consecutives and infinitive constructs structures the Day of Atonement ritual as a clear liturgical progression.
In context — Leviticus 16:20
And when he has finished making atonement for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 16:20, so the Hebrew word הֶחָֽי׃ (hehkhai) 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.16.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.20.W9.S1) and character.