Leviticus 17:5:20Lev.17.5.W20TAB
שְׁלָמִ֛ים
shelamim
“peace offerings”
- Transliteration
- she-la-MIM
- Extended
- sheh-lah-MEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəlaˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- peace offerings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-la-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM
- 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
Rootsh-l-m
“peace offerings”
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 17:5:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Leviticus 17:5, so the Hebrew word שְׁלָמִ֛ים (shelamim) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.5.W20.S1) and character.