Leviticus 2:9:4Lev.2.9.W4TAB
אֶת־אַזְכָּרָ֣תָ֔הּ
etazkaratah
“its memorial portion”
- Transliteration
- et-az-ka-ra-TAH
- Extended
- eet-az-ka-rah-TAAH
- IPA
- /ʔet.ʔaz.ka.ra.ˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- its memorial portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-az-ka-ra-TAH
- clause
ve-he-RIM ha-ko-HEN min-ham-min-KHAH et-az-ka-ra-TAH ve-hik-TIR ham-miz-be-KHAH
- sentence
ve-he-RIM ha-ko-HEN min-ham-min-KHAH et-az-ka-ra-TAH ve-hik-TIR ham-miz-be-KHAH ish-SHEH REH-akh nee-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et and azkaratah {אֶת־אַזְכָּ֣רָתָּהּ | ʾet-azkärātāh} identify the memorial portion for removal.
Root and etymology
זכרzayin–kaf–resh
“remember”
In context — Leviticus 2:9
The priest shall remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it in smoke on the altar—a fire offering that yields a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 2:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 2:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַזְכָּרָ֣תָ֔הּ (etazkaratah) 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.2.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.2.9.W4.S1) and character.