Leviticus 22:27:15Lev.22.27.W15TAB
לְקָרְבַּ֥ן
lekorban
“as an offering”
- Transliteration
- le-kor-BAN
- Extended
- leh-kor-BAHN
- IPA
- /lə.qor.ˈban/
Meaning by language
- English
- as an offering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-kor-BAN
- phraseyour reading level
le-kor-BAN i-SHEH
- clause
oo-mi-YOM hash-mi-NEE va-ha-LAA ye-ra-TSE le-kor-BAN i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
SHOR o-KHE-sev o-EZ KI yi-vva-LED ve-ha-YAA shiv-AT ya-MIM TA-khat im-MO oo-mi-YOM hash-mi-NEE va-ha-LAA ye-ra-TSE le-kor-BAN i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Lamed infinitive lə-qārəbān ʾiššeh la-yəhōwāh {לְקָרְבָּן אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה | lə-qārəbān ʾiššeh la-yəhōwāh} 'for a fire offering to the LORD' expresses purpose, completing a flow from birth through nurturing to consecration and emphasizing divine agency in sacrificial law.
Root and etymology
ק–ר–בq-r-b
“to draw near”
In context — Leviticus 22:27
When an ox, a lamb, or a goat is born, it must remain under its mother for seven days ; but from the eighth day onward, it will be accepted as a fire offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:27:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 22:27, so the Hebrew word לְקָרְבַּ֥ן (lekorban) 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.22.27.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.27.W15.S1) and character.