Leviticus 17:8:12Lev.17.8.W12TAB
אוֹ־זָֽבַח׃
ozavakh
“or sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- o-za-VAKh
- Extended
- oh-zah-VAKh
- IPA
- /ʔoː.za.ˈvaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- or sacrifice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-za-VAKh
- clause
a-sher-ya-a-LEH o-LAH o-za-VAKh
- sentence
va-a-le-HEM to-MAR ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER a-sher-ya-GUR be-to-KHAM a-sher-ya-a-LEH o-LAH o-za-VAKh
Exegesis
The final coordination olah o-zevach {עֹלָה אוֹ־זָֽבַח | ʿô-lâ ʾō-ze-vāḥ} presents alternative sacrificial types, preserving the legal distinctions.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥ
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Leviticus 17:8
And to them you shall say: “Any man from the house of Israel or from the sojourner who dwells among them, who offers up a burnt offering or a sacrifice,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 17:8, so the Hebrew word אוֹ־זָֽבַח׃ (ozavakh) 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.17.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.8.W12.S1) and character.