Leviticus 19:32:2Lev.19.32.W2TAB
שֵׂיבָה֙
seyvah
“gray hair”
- Transliteration
- sey-VAH
- Extended
- see-VAA
- IPA
- /seː.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- gray hair
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sey-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
mip-NEI sey-VAH
- clause
mip-NEI sey-VAH ta-KOOM veh-hah-dar-TA pe-NEI za-KEN
- sentence
mip-NEI sey-VAH ta-KOOM veh-hah-dar-TA pe-NEI za-KEN veh-yah-RE-ta meh-eh-lo-HE-kha a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Seivah {שֵׂיבָה | sê-ḇā} functions as a temporal noun “old age,” setting the context for the imperative takum {תָּקוּם | tā-qûm} in Qal imperfect, which directs the addressee to stand up in respect.
Root and etymology
“gray-haired”
In context — Leviticus 19:32
You shall stand up before the aged and show honor to the face of the old man. And you shall fear your God . I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 19:32, so the Hebrew word שֵׂיבָה֙ (seyvah) 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.19.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.32.W2.S1) and character.