Leviticus 21:17:13Lev.21.17.W13TAB
לְהַקְרִ֖יב
lehakriv
“to offer”
- Transliteration
- le-hak-RIV
- Extended
- leh-hak-REEV
- IPA
- /lə.haq.ˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to offer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
le-hak-RIV
- 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.”
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 21:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 21:17, so the Hebrew word לְהַקְרִ֖יב (lehakriv) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.17.W13.S1) and character.