Leviticus 21:10:3Lev.21.10.W3TAB
מֵאֶחָ֜יו
mehehkhav
“from among his brothers”
- Transliteration
- meh-eh-KHAV
- Extended
- meh-eh-KHAAV
- IPA
- /meʔeˈħaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- from among his brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
meh-eh-KHAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL meh-eh-KHAV
- clause
ve-ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL meh-eh-KHAV a-SHER-yoo-TSAK al-RO-sho SHE-men ham-mish-KHA oo-mil-LE et-yah-DO lil-BOSH et-hab-be-ga-DIM
- sentence
ve-ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL meh-eh-KHAV a-SHER-yoo-TSAK al-RO-sho SHE-men ham-mish-KHA oo-mil-LE et-yah-DO lil-BOSH et-hab-be-ga-DIM et-ro-SHO LO yif-RA oo-ve-ga-DAV LO yif-ROM
Exegesis
The adjective gadol {גָּד֨וֹל | gā·dōl} marks his superior rank, and the prepositional phrase mē-ʾe-ḥāv {מֵאֶחָ֜יו | mē-ʾe-ḥāv} denotes his status as chief among brothers.
In context — Leviticus 21:10
The high priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been consecrated to put on the priestly garments, must not let his hair go unkempt nor tear his garments.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 21:10, so the Hebrew word מֵאֶחָ֜יו (mehehkhav) 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.21.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.10.W3.S1) and character.