Leviticus 22:29:5Lev.22.29.W5TAB
תִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃
tizbahkhu
“you shall sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- tiz-bah-KHU
- Extended
- tiz-bah-KHOO
- IPA
- /tiz.baˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall sacrifice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
tiz-bah-KHU
- clause
lir-tsoh-NEH-kehm tiz-bah-KHU
- sentence
veh-KHEE-tiz-beh-KHU zeh-vakh-to-DAH lah-yeh-ho-VAH lir-tsoh-NEH-kehm tiz-bah-KHU
Exegesis
It then moves to the verb tizbekhu {תִזְבְּחוּ | tīz-bə-ḥû} ‘you offer’, which is repeated to form an inclusio around the instruction.
The final tizbekhu {תִּזְבָּחוּ | tīz-bə-ḥû} ‘you shall offer’ seals the directive. Hebrew word order (protasis + main clause + purpose clause) emphasizes the connection between the act of offering and divine reception.
Root and etymology
ז־ב־ח
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Leviticus 22:29
And when you offer a thanksgiving sacrifice to the LORD , offer it so that it may be accepted .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 22:29, so the Hebrew word תִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃ (tizbahkhu) 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.22.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.29.W5.S1) and character.