Leviticus 21:17:12Lev.21.17.W12TAB
יִקְרַ֔ב
yikrav
“approach”
- Transliteration
- yik-RAV
- Extended
- yik-RAHV
- IPA
- /jiq.ˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- approach
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yik-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
LO yik-RAV
- clause
ISH miz-zar-a-KHA le-do-ro-TAM a-SHER yih-YEH VO MUM LO yik-RAV le-hak-RIV LE-khem e-lo-HAV
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON le-MOR ISH miz-zar-a-KHA le-do-ro-TAM a-SHER yih-YEH VO MUM LO yik-RAV le-hak-RIV LE-khem e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The prohibition is expressed by the negative particle lo combined with the Qal imperfect yikrav {יִקְרַב | yiqrav} plus the Hiphil infinitive lehakriv {לְהַקְרִיב | lehakrīv}, yielding “shall not approach to offer.”
Root and etymology
ק־ר־ב
“to draw near”
In context — Leviticus 21:17
Speak to Aaron, saying, “Any man from your descendants through their generations who has in him a defect shall not approach to offer the bread of his God .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 21:17, so the Hebrew word יִקְרַ֔ב (yikrav) 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.21.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.17.W12.S1) and character.