Leviticus 19:5:1Lev.19.5.W1TAB
וְכִ֧י
vehkhi
“and when”
- Transliteration
- veh-KHI
- Extended
- veh-KHEE
- IPA
- /vəˈxi/
Meaning by language
- English
- and when
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
veh-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
veh-KHI tiz-be-KHU
- clause
veh-KHI tiz-be-KHU ZE-vakh sheh-lah-MIM la-YE-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-KHI tiz-be-KHU ZE-vakh sheh-lah-MIM la-YE-ho-VAH lir-tso-ne-KHEM tiz-bah-KHU-hu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle vechi {וְכִי | wə-ḵî} ‘and when’, introducing a protasis that sets a ritual contingency.
In context — Leviticus 19:5
And when you offer a peace offering to the LORD , you shall offer it for your acceptance .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:5, so the Hebrew word וְכִ֧י (vehkhi) 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.19.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.5.W1.S1) and character.