Leviticus 19:8:1Lev.19.8.W1TAB
וְאֹֽכְלָיו֙
vehohkhlav
“whoever eats it”
- Transliteration
- veh-OHKH-LAV
- Extended
- veh-OHKH-LAAV
- IPA
- /wə.ʔoχ.ˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- whoever eats it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-OHKH-LAV
- clause
veh-OHKH-LAV ah-VOH-NOH ih-SA kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH khil-LEL
- sentence
veh-OHKH-LAV ah-VOH-NOH ih-SA kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH khil-LEL veh-nikh-re-TAH ha-NE-fesh ha-HI meh-am-MEH-hah
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participle ve-okhlav {וְאֹֽכְלָיו | wə-ʾōḵ-lā-wāw} ‘and its eater(s)’, forming an indefinite subject.
In context — Leviticus 19:8
And whoever eats it will bear his guilt , because he has profaned what is holy to the LORD ; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:8, so the Hebrew word וְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ (vehohkhlav) 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.19.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.8.W1.S1) and character.