Leviticus 16:8:4Lev.16.8.W4TAB
הַשְּׂעִירִ֖ם
haseeerim
“the goats”
- Transliteration
- ha-se-EE-RIM
- Extended
- hah-seh-EE-RIM
- IPA
- /has.sə.ʕi.ˈrim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the goats
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-se-EE-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
al-SHNEI ha-se-EE-RIM
- clause
ve-na-TAN a-ha-RON al-SHNEI ha-se-EE-RIM go-ra-LOT
- sentence
ve-na-TAN a-ha-RON al-SHNEI ha-se-EE-RIM go-ra-LOT go-RAL e-KHAD la-ye-ho-VAH ve-go-RAL e-KHAD la-a-za-ZEL
Exegesis
The phrase al-šə-nê ha-sə-ʿî-rîm {עַל־שְׁנֵ֥י הַשְּׂעִירִ֖ם | ʿal-šə-nê ha-sə-ʿî-rîm} ‘upon the two goats’ uses a numeral construct and a definite noun to designate the sacrificial pair.
Root and etymology
ś-ʿ-rshin-ayin-resh
“hairy”
In context — Leviticus 16:8
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the LORD , and one for Azazel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 16:8, so the Hebrew word הַשְּׂעִירִ֖ם (haseeerim) 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.16.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.8.W4.S1) and character.