Leviticus 22:23:3Lev.22.23.W3TAB
שָׂר֣וּעַ
saruah
“too long”
- Transliteration
- sa-RU-ah
- Extended
- sah-ROO-ah
- IPA
- /saːˈru.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- too long
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-RU-ah
- phraseyour reading level
sa-RU-ah ve-ka-LUT
- clause
ve-SHOR va-SEH sa-RU-ah ve-ka-LUT
- sentence
ve-SHOR va-SEH sa-RU-ah ve-ka-LUT ne-da-VA ta-a-SEH o-TO u-le-NE-der LO ye-ra-TSEH
Exegesis
It sets up alternative coordination between “ox or sheep,” specified by the adjectives sarua {שָׂר֣וּעַ | śārûaʿ} ‘deformed’ and kalut {וְקָל֑וּט | wə-qālût} ‘stunted’.
Root and etymology
ש־ר־עśārûaʿ
“to be stretched, deformed”
In context — Leviticus 22:23
If an ox or a sheep is deformed or stunted, you may offer it as a freewill offering ; but for a vow, it shall not be accepted.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:23, so the Hebrew word שָׂר֣וּעַ (saruah) 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.22.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.23.W3.S1) and character.