Leviticus 17:7:3Lev.17.7.W3TAB
אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶ֔ם
etzivkheehem
“their sacrifices”
- Transliteration
- ET-ziv-KHEE-HEM
- Extended
- EHT-ziv-KHEE-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.zivˈxeː.hɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their sacrifices
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ziv-KHEE-HEM
- 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 direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} specifies zivcheihem {זִבְחֵיהֶם | ziv-ḥê-hēm} ‘their sacrifices.’
Root and etymology
z-b-chzayin–bet–chet
“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 17:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 17:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶ֔ם (etzivkheehem) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.7.W3.S1) and character.