Leviticus 16:25:2Lev.16.25.W2TAB
חֵ֥לֶב
khelev
“the fat”
- Transliteration
- KHE-lev
- Extended
- KHEH-lev
- IPA
- /ˈħeːlɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the fat
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHE-lev
- phraseyour reading level
KHE-lev ha-kha-TAT
- sentence
ve-ET KHE-lev ha-kha-TAT yak-TIR ham-miz-BEH-ah
Exegesis
The clause begins with ve’et {וְאֵ֛ת | wə-’êṯ} marking the direct object, identifying khelev {חֵ֥לֶב | ḥê-lev} as the object of yaktir {יַקְטִ֥יר | yak-tîr} ‘burn as offering’.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-l-b
“fat, best part”
In context — Leviticus 16:25
And he shall burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 16:25, so the Hebrew word חֵ֥לֶב (khelev) 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.16.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.25.W2.S1) and character.