Leviticus 22:23:5Lev.22.23.W5TAB

נְדָבָה֙

nedava

freewill offering

Transliteration
ne-da-VA
Extended
neh-dah-VAA
IPA
/nədaˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
freewill offering

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Result
נְ + דָ + בָה֙
ne + da + va
nedava

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ne-da-VA

  2. clause

    ne-da-VA ta-a-SEH o-TO u-le-NE-der LO ye-ra-TSEH

  3. 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

Root and etymology

נ־ד־בnəḏāḇâ

willing, voluntary

In contextLeviticus 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 22:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 22:23, so the Hebrew word נְדָבָה֙ (nedava) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.23.W5.S1) and character.