Leviticus 21:17:6Lev.21.17.W6TAB

לְדֹרֹתָ֗ם

ledorotam

throughout their generations

Transliteration
le-do-ro-TAM
Extended
leh-doh-ro-TAAM
IPA
/lə.doː.ro.ˈtaːm/

Meaning by language

English
throughout their generations

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + דֹ + רֹ + תָ֗ם
le + do + ro + tam
ledorotam

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-do-ro-TAM

  2. 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

  3. 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 genitive construct mizarakha {מִזַּרְעֲךָ | mizzarʿăḵā} with ledorotam {לְדֹרֹתָם | ledōrōṯām} establishes a perpetual priestly lineage, while the relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʼăšer} restricts the scope to those “in whom is a defect.”

In contextLeviticus 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 21:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 21:17, so the Hebrew word לְדֹרֹתָ֗ם (ledorotam) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.17.W6.S1) and character.