Leviticus 16:5:4Lev.16.5.W4TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /jisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEE yis-ra-EL
- clause
oo-me-ET a-DAT be-NEE yis-ra-EL yik-KAKH she-NEE-se-EE-REE iz-ZEEM le-kha-TAT
- sentence
oo-me-ET a-DAT be-NEE yis-ra-EL yik-KAKH she-NEE-se-EE-REE iz-ZEEM le-kha-TAT ve-A-yil e-KHAD le-o-LAH
Exegesis
The phrase mēʾet ʿădat bənê yiśraʾel {מֵאֵת עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | mēʾet ʿădat bənê yiśraʾel} “from the assembly of the sons of Israel” employs a double construct chain linking “assembly” to “sons” to “Israel,” highlighting communal agency.
In context — Leviticus 16:5
And from the assembly of the sons of Israel, he shall take two male goats for a sin offering , and one ram for a burnt offering .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 16:5, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yisrael) 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.16.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.5.W4.S1) and character.