Leviticus 19:29:3Lev.19.29.W3TAB
לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ
lehaznotah
“to make her a prostitute”
- Transliteration
- le-haz-no-TAH
- Extended
- leh-haz-noh-TAAH
- IPA
- /lə.haz.noˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make her a prostitute
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-haz-no-TAH
- clause
al-te-kha-LEL et-bit-KHA le-haz-no-TAH
- sentence
al-te-kha-LEL et-bit-KHA le-haz-no-TAH ve-lo-tiz-NEH ha-A-rets u-mal-AH ha-A-rets zim-MAH
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct le-haznotah {לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ | lə-haz-nō-tāh} functions as a purpose clause specifying “to make her a prostitute.”
In context — Leviticus 19:29
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, and do not prostitute the land, or the land will be filled with depravity .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 19:29, so the Hebrew word לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ (lehaznotah) 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.19.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.29.W3.S1) and character.