Leviticus 16:5:7Lev.16.5.W7TAB

עִזִּ֖ים

izzeem

male goats

Transliteration
iz-ZEEM
Extended
iz-ZEEM
IPA
/ʕizˈziːm/

Meaning by language

English
male goats

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Result
עִז + זִּ֖ים
iz + zeem
izzeem

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Zayinz as in zero
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    iz-ZEEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    she-NEE-se-EE-REE iz-ZEEM

  3. clause

    oo-me-ET a-DAT be-NEE yis-ra-EL yik-KAKH she-NEE-se-EE-REE iz-ZEEM le-kha-TAT

  4. 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 noun phrase šənê-se-ʾîrē ʿizzîm {שְׁנֵי-שְׂעִירֵי עִזִּים | šənê-se-ʾîrē ʿizzîm} “two male goats” uses the dual form šənê and a construct-absolute pairing to denote precise number and gender.

In contextLeviticus 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 16:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 16:5, so the Hebrew word עִזִּ֖ים (izzeem) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.5.W7.S1) and character.