Leviticus 20:15:4Lev.20.15.W4TAB
שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ
shekhovto
“his lying down”
- Transliteration
- she-KHOV-TO
- Extended
- sheh-KHOV-TOH
- IPA
- /ʃə.xɔv.ˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his lying down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-KHOV-TO
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yit-TEN she-KHOV-TO
- clause
ve-EESH a-SHER yit-TEN she-KHOV-TO bi-VEH-HE-MAA MOHT yu-MAT
- sentence
ve-EESH a-SHER yit-TEN she-KHOV-TO bi-VEH-HE-MAA MOHT yu-MAT veh-et-ha-be-HE-MAA ta-ha-RO-goo
Exegesis
The imperfect yittēn {יִתֵּן | yittēn} pairs with the construct shekhavto {שְׁכָבְתוֹ | šəḵāḇtô} to express intercourse.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–kaph–bet
“to lie down”
In context — Leviticus 20:15
And any man who lies with an animal must be put to death , and you must kill the animal.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 20:15, so the Hebrew word שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ (shekhovto) 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.20.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.15.W4.S1) and character.