Leviticus 22:19:5Lev.22.19.W5TAB
בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖ים
bakesavim
“of the sheep”
- Transliteration
- ba-ke-sa-VIM
- Extended
- bah-keh-SAH-VEEM
- IPA
- /bak.kəsaˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sheep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ke-sa-VIM
- clause
ta-MIM za-KHAR ba-ba-KAR ba-ke-sa-VIM oo-va-ih-ZEEM
- sentence
lir-tsohn-KHEM ta-MIM za-KHAR ba-ba-KAR ba-ke-sa-VIM oo-va-ih-ZEEM
Exegesis
The successive prepositional phrases babakar {בַּבָּקָר | ba-ba-qar}, baksavim {בַּכְּשָׂבִים | ba-kə-sā-vim}, and uvaizzim {וּבָֽעִזִּים | u-va-iz-zim} form a parallel list of eligible livestock, emphasizing the precision of sacrificial requirements.
In context — Leviticus 22:19
For your acceptance , a perfect male must be taken from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 22:19, so the Hebrew word בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖ים (bakesavim) 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.22.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.19.W5.S1) and character.