Leviticus 17:6:12Lev.17.6.W12TAB
נִיחֹ֖חַ
nikhoakh
“pleasing”
- Transliteration
- ni-KHO-akh
- Extended
- nee-KHOH-akh
- IPA
- /niˈxoː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- pleasing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ni-KHO-akh
- phraseyour reading level
le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh
- clause
ve-hik-TIR ha-KHE-lev le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- 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 infinitival prepositional phrase le-reakh nikhoakh la-YHWH {לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה | lə-rēʾāḥ niḥōaḥ la-Yə-hō-wāh} “for a pleasing aroma to the LORD” expresses the purpose. The balanced vav-consecutive structure and precise placement of the final clause emphasize both ritual performance and divine orientation.
Root and etymology
n-w-ḥnun–vav–chet
“to be pleasing”
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 17:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 17:6, so the Hebrew word נִיחֹ֖חַ (nikhoakh) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.6.W12.S1) and character.