Leviticus 2:1:4Lev.2.1.W4TAB
מִנְחָה֙
minkha
“grain offering”
- Transliteration
- min-KHA
- Extended
- min-KHAH
- IPA
- /min.ˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- grain offering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
kahr-BAN min-KHA
- clause
ve-NE-fesh kee-tak-RIV kahr-BAN min-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH SO-let yi-he-YEH kahr-ba-NO
- sentence
ve-NE-fesh kee-tak-RIV kahr-BAN min-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH SO-let yi-he-YEH kahr-ba-NO ve-ya-TSAK a-le-HA SHE-men ve-na-TAN a-le-HA le-vo-NA
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect takriv {תַקְרִיב | tak-rîv} ‘bring near’ takes korban minchah {קָרְבַּן מִנְחָה | qā-ră-ḇān min-ḥāh} ‘grain offering’ and the prepositional phrase laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-YHWH} ‘to the LORD’ specifies the recipient.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-hnun–chet–he
“gift; offering”
In context — Leviticus 2:1
If any person brings a grain offering to the LORD, the gift is to be fine flour. He is to pour oil on it and place frankincense on it.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 2:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 2:1, so the Hebrew word מִנְחָה֙ (minkha) 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.2.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.2.1.W4.S1) and character.