Leviticus 17:11:9Lev.17.11.W9TAB
עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
alhammizbeakh
“on the altar”
- Transliteration
- al-ham-miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- ahl-hahm-mihz-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /ʕal.ham.mizˈbeːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ham-miz-BE-akh
- clause
KI NE-fesh ha-baa-SAR ba-DAM HEE va-a-NI neh-ta-TEEV la-KHEM al-ham-miz-BE-akh le-kha-PER al-naf-sho-TEE-khem
- sentence
KI NE-fesh ha-baa-SAR ba-DAM HEE va-a-NI neh-ta-TEEV la-KHEM al-ham-miz-BE-akh le-kha-PER al-naf-sho-TEE-khem KI-hah-DAAM HOO ba-NE-fesh ye-kha-PER
Exegesis
The locative phrase al-ha-mizbeach {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal-ham·miz·bē·aḥ} sets the ritual scene, and the Piel infinitive le-chaper {לְכַפֵּר | lə·kap·pēr} indicates the purpose of atonement.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin–bet–chet
“sacrifice”
In context — Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood , and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives; for the blood makes atonement by means of the life.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 17:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (alhammizbeakh) 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.17.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.11.W9.S1) and character.