Leviticus 19:28:6Lev.19.28.W6TAB
וּכְתֹ֣בֶת
ukhetovet
“and inscription”
- Transliteration
- u-khe-TO-vet
- Extended
- oo-khe-TOH-vet
- IPA
- /u.xə.ˈtoː.vɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and inscription
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-khe-TO-vet
- phraseyour reading level
u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA
- clause
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM
- sentence
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The hendiadys u-kto-vet qa‘aqa‘ {וּכְתֹבֶת קֽ͏ַעֲקַ֔ע | u-kto-vet qa-a-qa} merges writing and engraving into a single tattoo concept.
Root and etymology
Rootk-t-v
“to write; inscribe”
In context — Leviticus 19:28
You shall not make an incision for a soul in your flesh, and you shall not put engraving on yourselves. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 19:28, so the Hebrew word וּכְתֹ֣בֶת (ukhetovet) 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.19.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.28.W6.S1) and character.