Leviticus 22:7:2Lev.22.7.W2TAB
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ
hashemesh
“the sun”
- Transliteration
- ha-SHE-mesh
- Extended
- hah-SHEH-mesh
- IPA
- /ha.ˈʃɛ.mɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sun
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-SHE-mesh
- phraseyour reading level
oo-VA ha-SHE-mesh
- clause
oo-VA ha-SHE-mesh ve-ta-HER
- sentence
oo-VA ha-SHE-mesh ve-ta-HER ve-a-KHAR yo-KHAL min-ha-ko-da-SHIM KI lakh-MO HU
Exegesis
The nominal expression haš-šémeš {הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ | haš-šémeš} ‘the sun’ serves as the boundary for ritual purity.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-mem-shin
“sun, shining orb”
In context — Leviticus 22:7
And when the sun has set, he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things; for it is his food.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 22:7, so the Hebrew word הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ (hashemesh) 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.22.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.7.W2.S1) and character.