Leviticus 17:7:1Lev.17.7.W1TAB
וְלֹא־יִזְבְּח֥וּ
veloyizbekhu
“shall not sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-yiz-be-KHU
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yiz-beh-KHOO
- IPA
- /vəloː.jiz.bəˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall not sacrifice
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-yiz-be-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-yiz-be-KHU OD
- clause
ve-LO-yiz-be-KHU OD ET-ziv-KHEE-HEM la-se-EE-rim a-SHER HEM zoh-NEEM a-kha-REI-hem
- sentence
ve-LO-yiz-be-KHU OD ET-ziv-KHEE-HEM la-se-EE-rim a-SHER HEM zoh-NEEM a-kha-REI-hem khoo-KAT o-LAM ti-hyeh-ZOT la-HEM le-do-ro-TAM
Exegesis
The verse employs a jussive prohibition with velo {וְלֹא־ | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ prefixed to the Qal imperfect yizbekhu {יִזְבְּח֥וּ | yiz-bə-ḥû} ‘they will sacrifice,’ creating strong forbiddance.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥ
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Leviticus 17:7
And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons , after whom they are prostituting themselves . This shall be a statute forever for them and for their generations.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 17:7, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יִזְבְּח֥וּ (veloyizbekhu) 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.17.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.7.W1.S1) and character.