Leviticus 19:6:2Lev.19.6.W2TAB
זִבְחֲכֶ֛ם
zivkhakhem
“your sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ziv-kha-KHEM
- Extended
- ziv-kha-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ziv.ħaˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your sacrifice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ziv-kha-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM ziv-kha-KHEM
- clause
be-YOM ziv-kha-KHEM ye-a-KHEL oo-mim-MAH-khoh-RAAT
- sentence
be-YOM ziv-kha-KHEM ye-a-KHEL oo-mim-MAH-khoh-RAAT veh-hah-noh-TAAR ad-YOM ha-shli-SHEE bah-ESH ih-sah-REHF
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal marker beyom {בְּי֧וֹם | bĕ-yōm} ‘on the day’, placing the instruction in time, followed by the construct phrase zivchachem {זִבְחֲכֶ֛ם | ziv-ḥa-chem} ‘your sacrifice’ to set the ritual context.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin-bet-chet
“to slaughter or sacrifice”
In context — Leviticus 19:6
On the day of your sacrifice , and on the following day it shall be eaten; but what remains until the third day must be burned in the fire .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 19:6, so the Hebrew word זִבְחֲכֶ֛ם (zivkhakhem) 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.19.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.6.W2.S1) and character.