Leviticus 22:27:2Lev.22.27.W2TAB
אוֹ־כֶ֤שֶׂב
okhesev
“or a sheep”
- Transliteration
- o-KHE-sev
- Extended
- oh-KHEH-sehv
- IPA
- /ʔoː.ˈxɛ.sɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- or a sheep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-KHE-sev
- phraseyour reading level
SHOR o-KHE-sev o-EZ
- clause
SHOR o-KHE-sev o-EZ KI yi-vva-LED ve-ha-YAA shiv-AT ya-MIM TA-khat im-MO
- 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 Hebrew opens with a three-term enumeration joined by o {אוֹ | ʾō} 'or', introducing alternative sacrificial animals.
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 22:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 22:27, so the Hebrew word אוֹ־כֶ֤שֶׂב (okhesev) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.27.W2.S1) and character.