Leviticus 21:5:4Lev.21.5.W4TAB
וּפְאַ֥ת
ufeat
“and the edge of”
- Transliteration
- u-fe-AT
- Extended
- oo-feh-AHT
- IPA
- /ufəʔˈat/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the edge of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-fe-AT
- phraseyour reading level
u-fe-AT ze-ka-NAM
- clause
lo-yik-re-KHU kar-KHA be-ro-SHAM u-fe-AT ze-ka-NAM LO ye-gal-LE-khu
- sentence
lo-yik-re-KHU kar-KHA be-ro-SHAM u-fe-AT ze-ka-NAM LO ye-gal-LE-khu u-vi-vsa-RAM LO yis-re-TU sa-ra-TET
Exegesis
The construct phrase pe'at zakanam {פְּאַת זְקָנָם | pəʾaṯ zəqānām} ‘edge of their beard’ specifies a precise boundary, while u-vivšārām {וּבִבְשָׂרָם | u-vivšārām} ‘and in their flesh’ marks the location of the forbidden act.
Root and etymology
p-ʾ-hpe-aleph-he
“corner, edge”
In context — Leviticus 21:5
They must not make baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edge of their beards, nor make any incision in their flesh.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 21:5, so the Hebrew word וּפְאַ֥ת (ufeat) 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.21.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.5.W4.S1) and character.