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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
iz-ZEEM
- phraseyour reading level
she-NEE-se-EE-REE iz-ZEEM
- 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 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 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 16:5:7 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.