Leviticus 17:6:1Lev.17.6.W1TAB
וְזָרַ֨ק
vezahrak
“sprinkle”
- Transliteration
- ve-zah-RAK
- Extended
- veh-zah-RAAK
- IPA
- /və.zaˈraq/
Meaning by language
- English
- sprinkle
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' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-zah-RAK
- phraseyour reading level
ve-zah-RAK ha-ko-HEN et-ha-DAM
- clause
ve-zah-RAK ha-ko-HEN et-ha-DAM al-miz-BAKH Ye-ho-VAH PE-takh O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
ve-zah-RAK ha-ko-HEN et-ha-DAM al-miz-BAKH Ye-ho-VAH PE-takh O-hel mo-ED ve-hik-TIR ha-KHE-lev le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb ve-zarak {וְזָרַ֨ק | wə-zārăq} “and he will sprinkle,” initiating the ritual narrative.
In context — Leviticus 17:6
And the priest shall throw the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shall burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 17:6, so the Hebrew word וְזָרַ֨ק (vezahrak) 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.17.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.6.W1.S1) and character.