Leviticus 22:15:5Lev.22.15.W5TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL ET a-SHER-ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the construct kodeshei benei Yisrael {קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | qā-ḏā-šê bə-nē yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘holy things of the sons of Israel,’ highlighting possession in the cultic setting.
In context — Leviticus 22:15
And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, those which they lift up as offerings to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 22:15, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yisrael) 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.22.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.15.W5.S1) and character.