Leviticus 20:5:1Lev.20.5.W1TAB
וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י
vesamti
“place”
- Transliteration
- ve-sam-TI
- Extended
- veh-sahm-TEE
- IPA
- /vəsaˈmtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- place
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sam-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sam-TI a-NI et-pa-NAI
- clause
ve-sam-TI a-NI et-pa-NAI ba-ISH ha-HU u-ve-mish-pakh-TO
- sentence
ve-sam-TI a-NI et-pa-NAI ba-ISH ha-HU u-ve-mish-pakh-TO ve-hikh-ra-TI o-TO ve-ET kol-ha-zo-NIM a-kha-RAV liz-NOT a-kha-REI ha-MO-lekh mi-KE-rev am-AM
Exegesis
The verse employs a sequence of waw-consecutive verbs with vesamti {וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י | vǝśamtî} ‘and I will set’ followed by the emphatic pronoun ani {אֲנִ֧י | ʾănî}, highlighting divine agency.
In context — Leviticus 20:5
I will set my face against that man and his family, and I will cut off him and all who prostitute themselves after him to Molech, from among their people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 20:5, so the Hebrew word וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י (vesamti) 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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.5.W1.S1) and character.