Leviticus 17:5:18Lev.17.5.W18TAB
וְזָ֨בְח֜וּ
vehzavkhoo
“sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- veh-zav-KHOO
- Extended
- veh-zahv-KHOO
- IPA
- /vəzavˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sacrifice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-zav-KHOO
- clause
veh-zav-KHOO ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH o-TAM
- sentence
le-MA-an a-SHER ya-VEE-u be-NEI yis-ra-EL et-ziv-khei-HEM a-SHER HEM zov-KHEEM al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DEH veh-heh-vee-OOM la-ye-ho-VAH el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED el-ha-ko-HEN veh-zav-KHOO ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH o-TAM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive ve-zavchu {וְזָבְחוּ | wᵊ-zā-vḥû} ‘and they shall sacrifice’ directs the offerings as zivchei shelamim {זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים | ziv-ḥê·šə-lā-mîm} ‘sacrifices of peace offerings’ once more to laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-YH-WH}, emphasizing exclusive centralized worship at the appointed place under priestly mediation.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥ
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Leviticus 17:5
So that the sons of Israel may bring the sacrifices they offer in the open field to the LORD at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting to the priest, and sacrifice peace offerings to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Leviticus 17:5, so the Hebrew word וְזָ֨בְח֜וּ (vehzavkhoo) 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.17.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.5.W18.S1) and character.