Leviticus 22:2:4Lev.22.2.W4TAB
וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙
veyinnazru
“abstain”
- Transliteration
- ve-yin-naz-RU
- Extended
- veh-yin-nahz-ROO
- IPA
- /vəjinːazˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- abstain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yin-naz-RU
- clause
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI a-SHER HEM mak-di-SHEEM LI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Nifal imperfect ve-yinnazru {וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ | wə-yinnāzərū} ‘and let them separate themselves’ forms an injunction of abstention, referencing mi-kadshei benei-yisrael {מִקָּדְשֵׁי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | mīqqāḏšê bnê yiśrāʼēl} ‘from the holy things of the sons of Israel’ as its domain.
Root and etymology
z-r-r
“to be a stranger”
In context — Leviticus 22:2
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and let them keep themselves apart from the holy things of the sons of Israel, so that they do not profane My holy name, which they sanctify to Me. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 22:2, so the Hebrew word וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ (veyinnazru) 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.22.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.2.W4.S1) and character.