Leviticus 2:9:5Lev.2.9.W5TAB
וְהִקְטִ֖יר
vehiktir
“and shall burn”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-TIR
- Extended
- veh-hik-TEER
- IPA
- /və.hiq.ˈtiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shall burn
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hik-TIR
- 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
A subsequent vav-consecutive clause, ve-hikṭîr {וְהִקְטִ֖יר | wəhikṭîr}, uses a causative stem directed at the altar ha-mizbēḥāh {הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה | ham-mizbēḥāh}.
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 2:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 2:9, so the Hebrew word וְהִקְטִ֖יר (vehiktir) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.2.9.W5.S1) and character.