Leviticus 19:5:3Lev.19.5.W3TAB
זֶ֥בַח
zevakh
“a sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ZE-vakh
- Extended
- ZEH-vakh
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ.vaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sacrifice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZE-vakh
- phraseyour reading level
ZE-vakh sheh-lah-MIM
- 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 construct phrase zevah shelamim {זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים | ze-ḇaḥ še-lā-mîm} ‘peace offering sacrifice’ defines the gift in a genitive relationship, while the prepositional phrase la-Yə-hō-wāh {לַיהוָה | lă-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ designates the divine recipient.
Root and etymology
Rootz-b-ḥ
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
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 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 19:5, so the Hebrew word זֶ֥בַח (zevakh) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.5.W3.S1) and character.