Leviticus 17:6:3Lev.17.6.W3TAB
אֶת־הַדָּם֙
ethadam
“the blood”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-DAM
- Extended
- eht-hah-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hadˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-DAM
- 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 subject ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵ֤ן | ha-kōhēn} follows, and the direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces ha-dam {הַדָּם֙ | ha-dām} “the blood,” the sacrificial element.
Root and etymology
d-mdalet–mem
“blood”
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 17:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 17:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדָּם֙ (ethadam) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.6.W3.S1) and character.