Leviticus 19:34:1Lev.19.34.W1TAB
כְּאֶזְרָ֣ח
kehezrakh
“as a native”
- Transliteration
- keh-EZ-RAKH
- Extended
- keh-ehz-RAAKH
- IPA
- /kəʔɛzˈraːħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a native
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
keh-EZ-RAKH
- phraseyour reading level
keh-EZ-RAKH mih-KEM yih-YEH la-KHEM
- clause
keh-EZ-RAKH mih-KEM yih-YEH la-KHEM ha-GER ha-GAR it-te-KHEM veh-ah-HAV-TA LO kah-MO-kha kee-geh-REEM heh-yee-TEM be-EH-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
keh-EZ-RAKH mih-KEM yih-YEH la-KHEM ha-GER ha-GAR it-te-KHEM veh-ah-HAV-TA LO kah-MO-kha kee-geh-REEM heh-yee-TEM be-EH-rets mits-RA-yim a-NI Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-hee-KHEM
Exegesis
The Hebrew opens with the comparative clause introduced by k’ezrach {כְּאֶזְרָח | kəʾəzrāḥ} ‘as a native-born’ followed by mikem {מִכֶּם | mikkem} ‘from among you,’ establishing the protasis of a simile.
In context — Leviticus 19:34
As the native-born among you, the foreigner who sojourns with you shall be like one born among you; and you shall love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:34, so the Hebrew word כְּאֶזְרָ֣ח (kehezrakh) 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.19.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.34.W1.S1) and character.