Leviticus 22:12:4Lev.22.12.W4TAB
לְאִ֣ישׁ
leheesh
“to a man”
- Transliteration
- leh-EESH
- Extended
- leh-EESH
- IPA
- /lə.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-EESH
- phraseyour reading level
leh-EESH ZAR
- clause
oo-vat-ko-HEN KEE tih-YEH leh-EESH ZAR
- sentence
oo-vat-ko-HEN KEE tih-YEH leh-EESH ZAR HEE bit-eh-roo-MAT ha-ko-da-SHIM LO to-KHEL
Exegesis
Leish zar {לְאִישׁ זָר | lə-ʾîš zār} ‘to a man foreign’ specifies marriage outside the priestly line.
Root and etymology
aleph-yod-shinaleph-yod-shin
“man, individual”
In context — Leviticus 22:12
And if a daughter of a priest becomes the wife of a layman , she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 22:12, so the Hebrew word לְאִ֣ישׁ (leheesh) 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.22.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.12.W4.S1) and character.