Leviticus 17:13:12Lev.17.13.W12TAB
אוֹ־ע֖וֹף
ohf
“or bird”
- Transliteration
- OHF
- Extended
- OHF
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈʕoːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- or bird
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
OHF
- clause
ve-ISH ISH mih-BEH-NEH yis-ra-EL oo-min-ha-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM a-SHER ya-TSUD TSEID khai-YA OHF a-SHER ye-a-KHEL
- sentence
ve-ISH ISH mih-BEH-NEH yis-ra-EL oo-min-ha-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM a-SHER ya-TSUD TSEID khai-YA OHF a-SHER ye-a-KHEL veh-SHA-fakh et-da-MO veh-khi-SAA-hoo be-a-FAR
Exegesis
The relative clause ʾăšer yā-ṣû-ḏ ṣē-yî-ḏ ḥay-yāh ʿōp̄ ʾăšer yē-ʾā-kēl {אֲשֶׁר יָצ֜וּד צֵ֥יד חַיָּה אוֹ־ע֖וֹף אֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵ֑ל | ʾăšer yā-ṣû-ḏ ṣē-yî-ḏ ḥay-yāh ʿōp̄ ʾăšer yē-ʾā-kēl} ‘that he hunts prey, animal or bird, which is eaten’ specifies permissible game.
In context — Leviticus 17:13
And any man of the sons of Israel, or from the stranger who sojourns among them, who hunts prey—animal or bird—that may be eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 17:13, so the Hebrew word אוֹ־ע֖וֹף (ohf) 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.17.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.13.W12.S1) and character.