Leviticus 21:6:3Lev.21.6.W3TAB
לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם
lehehlohehhem
“to their God”
- Transliteration
- leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem
- Extended
- leh-eh-loh-HEH-hem
- IPA
- /leʔɛloˈheːhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to their God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem
- clause
ke-do-SHIM yih-YOO leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem ve-LO yeh-khal-LEH-loo SHEM e-lo-HEH-hem
- sentence
ke-do-SHIM yih-YOO leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem ve-LO yeh-khal-LEH-loo SHEM e-lo-HEH-hem KEE et-ih-SHEE Ye-ho-VAH LE-khem e-lo-HEH-hem HEM mak-ri-VIM veh-ha-YOO KO-desh
Exegesis
The beneficiary phrase lĕ-ʾĕ-lō-hê-hem {לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם | lĕ-ʾĕ-lō-hê-hem} ‘to their God’ marks the object of consecration.
In context — Leviticus 21:6
They shall be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they offer the fire-offerings of the LORD—the bread of their God—they shall be holy.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 21:6, so the Hebrew word לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם (lehehlohehhem) 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.21.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.6.W3.S1) and character.