Leviticus 17:6:7Lev.17.6.W7TAB
אֹ֣הֶל
ohel
“tent of”
- Transliteration
- O-hel
- Extended
- OH-hel
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː.hɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- tent of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-hel
- phraseyour reading level
O-hel mo-ED
- 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 noun chain petakh ohel moed {פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד | p̄āṭāḥ ʾōhêl mōʿêḏ} “entrance of the tent of meeting” locates the ritual space.
Root and etymology
Root’-h-l
“tent”
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 17:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 17:6, so the Hebrew word אֹ֣הֶל (ohel) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.6.W7.S1) and character.