Leviticus 21:10:6Lev.21.10.W6TAB
שֶׁ֤מֶן
shemen
“oil of”
- Transliteration
- SHE-men
- Extended
- SHEH-mehn
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛmɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- oil of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
SHE-men
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-yoo-TSAK al-RO-sho SHE-men ham-mish-KHA
- 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 relative pronoun ʾă-šer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces the passive verb yū-ṣaq {יוּצַ֥ק | yū-ṣaq}, which with al-rō-šô shemen ham-miš-ḥāh {עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה | ʿal rō·shô še·men ham·miš·ḥāh} describes the anointing ritual.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ן
“oil, fatness”
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 21:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 21:10, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֤מֶן (shemen) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.10.W6.S1) and character.