Leviticus 19:27:3Lev.19.27.W3TAB
פְּאַ֖ת
peat
“the edge of”
- Transliteration
- pe-AT
- Extended
- peh-AHT
- IPA
- /pə.ˈʔat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the edge of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-AT
- clause
LO tak-KI-fu pe-AT rosh-KHEM
- sentence
LO tak-KI-fu pe-AT rosh-KHEM ve-LO tash-KHEET ET pe-AT ze-ka-NE-kha
Exegesis
The first uses the Piel imperfect verb takkifu {תַקִּפוּ | ṭaqqîp̄ū} (‘you shall round’) in second person masculine plural, predicated on the construct phrase pe'at roshechem {פְּאַת רֹאשְׁכֶם | peʾaṯ rōʾšəḵem} (‘corner of your head’).
The second employs the Hiphil imperfect tashchit {תַשְׁחִית | ṯašḥîṯ} (‘you shall destroy’) in second person masculine singular, marking individual responsibility, with the direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēṯ} before pe'at zeqanekha {פְּאַת זְקָנֶךָ | peʾaṯ zəqānēḵā} (‘corner of your beard’). The mirrored construct chains emphasize hair margins as identity markers. This structure is rendered in English by preserving normative verbs and genitive relationships.
Root and etymology
“corner, edge”
In context — Leviticus 19:27
You shall not round the corners of your head, and you shall not destroy the corners of your beard.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 19:27, so the Hebrew word פְּאַ֖ת (peat) 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.19.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.27.W3.S1) and character.