Leviticus 16:3:1Lev.16.3.W1TAB
בְּזֹ֛את
bezot
“with this”
- Transliteration
- be-ZOT
- Extended
- beh-ZOHT
- IPA
- /bə.ˈzoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- with this
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-ZOT
- clause
be-ZOT ya-VO a-ha-RON el-ha-KO-desh
- sentence
be-ZOT ya-VO a-ha-RON el-ha-KO-desh be-FAR ben-ba-KAR le-kha-TAT ve-A-yil le-o-LAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the ritual preamble bezot {בְּזֹאת | bə-zôt} ‘with this’, which frames the ensuing action as a direct instruction.
In context — Leviticus 16:3
With this Aaron shall enter the holy place with a bull and a son of the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 16:3, so the Hebrew word בְּזֹ֛את (bezot) 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.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.3.W1.S1) and character.