Leviticus 19:36:4Lev.19.36.W4TAB
אֵ֥יפַת
eifat
“an ephah of”
- Transliteration
- EI-FAT
- Extended
- EH-FAT
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈfat/
Meaning by language
- English
- an ephah of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-FAT
- phraseyour reading level
EI-FAT TSE-dek
- clause
moz-NEI TSE-dek av-NEI-TSE-dek EI-FAT TSE-dek veh-HIN TSE-dek yih-YEH la-KHEM
- sentence
moz-NEI TSE-dek av-NEI-TSE-dek EI-FAT TSE-dek veh-HIN TSE-dek yih-YEH la-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER-hoh-TSE-ti et-KHEM meh-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The verse employs a series of construct chains—moznei {מֹ֧אזְנֵי | mōʾaznē} ‘scales of’, avnei {אַבְנֵי | ʾavnē} ‘stones of’, eifat {אֵ֥יפַת | ʾēpˁaṯ} ‘ephah of’, and ve-hin {וְהִ֥ין | wə-ḥîn} ‘and hin of’—all modifying tsedeq {צֶ֖דֶק | ṣedeq} ‘justice’ to emphasize integrity in measurement.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-pyph
“measure”
In context — Leviticus 19:36
You must have balances of justice , weights of justice, an ephah of justice, and a hin of justice. I am the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:36:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 19:36, so the Hebrew word אֵ֥יפַת (eifat) 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.19.36.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.36.W4.S1) and character.