Leviticus 17:8:6Lev.17.8.W6TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EL
- IPA
- /jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-a-le-HEM to-MAR ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER a-sher-ya-GUR be-to-KHAM
- 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 coordinated phrases mi-beit yisra’el {מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | mib-bēt yiśrāʾēl} and u-min-ha-ger {וּמִן־הַגֵּר | u-min-ha-gēr} specify both native and resident populations.
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 17:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 17:8, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yisrael) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.8.W6.S1) and character.