Leviticus 17:4:7Lev.17.4.W7TAB
קָרְבָּן֙
korban
“an offering”
- Transliteration
- kor-BAN
- Extended
- kor-BAAN
- IPA
- /qarˈbaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- an offering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kor-BAN
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootq-r-b
“to draw near”
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 17:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 17:4, so the Hebrew word קָרְבָּן֙ (korban) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.4.W7.S1) and character.