Leviticus 16:23:1Lev.16.23.W1TAB
וּבָ֤א
oova
“enter”
- Transliteration
- oo-VA
- Extended
- oo-VAA
- IPA
- /u.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- enter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-VA
- phraseyour reading level
oo-VA a-ha-RON
- clause
oo-VA a-ha-RON el-O-HEL mo-ED oo-fa-SHAT et-big-DEI ha-BAD a-SHER la-VASH be-vo-O el-ha-KO-desh
- sentence
oo-VA a-ha-RON el-O-HEL mo-ED oo-fa-SHAT et-big-DEI ha-BAD a-SHER la-VASH be-vo-O el-ha-KO-desh ve-hi-ni-KHAM SHAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with uva {וּבָ֤א | ū-vāʼ} ‘and he shall come’, employing the vav consecutive on a Qal perfect verb to advance the ritual narrative.
In context — Leviticus 16:23
Then Aaron shall enter the tent of meeting and remove the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the holy place, and he shall leave them there.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 16:23, so the Hebrew word וּבָ֤א (oova) 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.16.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.23.W1.S1) and character.