Leviticus 16:30:4Lev.16.30.W4TAB
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
ahleikhem
“upon you”
- Transliteration
- ah-lei-KHEM
- Extended
- ah-lei-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ʕa.lejˈxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ah-lei-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM
- clause
ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM
- sentence
ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM mi-KOL khat-toh-TEI-khem lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH tit-ha-RU
Exegesis
The purpose construction aleikhem le-taher {עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם לְטַהֵ֣ר | ă-lê-khem lĕ-ṭā-hēr} combined with the direct object marker etkhem {אֶתְכֶ֑ם | ’et-khem} specifies the target and goal of expiation.
In context — Leviticus 16:30
Because on this day atonement will be made for you to purify you from all your sins before the LORD ; you shall be purified .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 16:30, so the Hebrew word עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (ahleikhem) 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.16.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.30.W4.S1) and character.