Leviticus 21:8:5Lev.21.8.W5TAB
מַקְרִ֑יב
makriv
“offers”
- Transliteration
- mak-RIV
- Extended
- mahk-REEV
- IPA
- /maq.ˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- offers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mak-RIV
- phraseyour reading level
HU mak-RIV
- clause
veh-ki-DASH-TO ki-ET-LE-khem e-lo-HE-kha HU mak-RIV
- sentence
veh-ki-DASH-TO ki-ET-LE-khem e-lo-HE-kha HU mak-RIV KA-DOSH yih-yeh-LAKH KI KA-DOSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-ka-DISH-khem
Exegesis
The causal ki {כִּֽי־| kî} introduces the reason clause, linking the consecration to his role expressed by makriv {מַקְרִ֑יב | mak-rî-ḇ} ‘offers’ as a Hifil participle describing his ongoing sacrificial service.
Root and etymology
q-r-b
“to draw near, offer”
In context — Leviticus 21:8
And you shall sanctify him, because he offers the bread of your God . He shall be holy to you, because I, the LORD , am holy, and I sanctify you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 21:8, so the Hebrew word מַקְרִ֑יב (makriv) 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.21.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.8.W5.S1) and character.