Leviticus 16:4:12Lev.16.4.W12TAB
יִצְנֹ֑ף
yitsnof
“wrap”
- Transliteration
- yits-NOF
- Extended
- yits-NOHF
- IPA
- /jitsˈnof/
Meaning by language
- English
- wrap
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yits-NOF
- clause
keh-TOH-neht-BAD KOH-desh yil-BAASH u-mikh-neh-see-BAD yih-YOO al-beh-sa-ROH u-beh-av-NET BAD yakh-GOR u-beh-mits-NEH-fet BAD yits-NOF
- sentence
keh-TOH-neht-BAD KOH-desh yil-BAASH u-mikh-neh-see-BAD yih-YOO al-beh-sa-ROH u-beh-av-NET BAD yakh-GOR u-beh-mits-NEH-fet BAD yits-NOF big-dee-KOH-desh HEM veh-RA-khats ba-MA-yim ET-beh-SA-ROH u-leh-VE-SHAHM
Exegesis
The imperfect verbs yilbash {יִלְבָּ֗שׁ | yil·ḇāš} ‘he shall wear’, yachgor {יַחְגֹּ֔ר | yaḥ·gôr} ‘he shall gird’, and yitsnof {יִצְנֹ֑ף | yiṣ·nōp̄} ‘he shall wrap’ present sequential ritual commands, while yihyu {יִהְי֣וּ | yiḥ·yû} ‘they shall be’ links the garments to al-besaro {עַל־בְּשָׂרוֹ֒ | ʿal·bə·sārō} ‘upon his flesh’.
In context — Leviticus 16:4
He shall put on the sacred linen tunic , and the linen undergarments shall be upon his flesh; he shall tie with the linen sash and wrap himself with the linen turban. These are holy garments; so he shall bathe himself with water and put them on.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 16:4, so the Hebrew word יִצְנֹ֑ף (yitsnof) 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.16.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.4.W12.S1) and character.