Leviticus 17:4:6Lev.17.4.W6TAB
לְהַקְרִ֤יב
lehhakreev
“to offer”
- Transliteration
- leh-hak-REEV
- Extended
- leh-hak-REEEV
- IPA
- /ləhaqˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to offer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-hak-REEV
- phraseyour reading level
leh-hak-REEV kor-BAN
- clause
veh-el-PE-takh OH-hel mo-ED LO he-VEE-O leh-hak-REEV kor-BAN la-ye-ho-VAH lif-NEH mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-el-PE-takh OH-hel mo-ED LO he-VEE-O leh-hak-REEV kor-BAN la-ye-ho-VAH lif-NEH mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH DAM yeh-kha-SHEV la-EESH ha-HU DAM sha-FAKH veh-niKH-RAT ha-EESH ha-HU mik-KE-rev am-MO
Exegesis
The purpose infinitive lehakrīv {לְהַקְרִיב | lə-ha-krîv} ‘to offer’ governs the noun korban {קָרְבָּן | qār-bān} ‘sacrifice’, forming a final clause.
In context — Leviticus 17:4
If he does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting in order to offer a sacrifice to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man ; he has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 17:4, so the Hebrew word לְהַקְרִ֤יב (lehhakreev) 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.17.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.4.W6.S1) and character.