Leviticus 23:11:1Lev.23.11.W1TAB
וְהֵנִ֧יף
vehenif
“shall wave”
- Transliteration
- ve-he-NIF
- Extended
- veh-heh-NEEF
- IPA
- /wə.heˈniːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall wave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-he-NIF
- phraseyour reading level
ve-he-NIF et-ha-O-mer
- clause
ve-he-NIF et-ha-O-mer lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH lir-tso-ne-KHEM
- sentence
ve-he-NIF et-ha-O-mer lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH lir-tso-ne-KHEM mim-ma-kho-RAT ha-sha-BAT yeh-NEE-FEH-noo ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect vehenif {וְהֵנִיף | wə-hē-nîp̄} ‘and he shall wave’, introduced by the vav-consecutive to mark sequential ritual action.
Root and etymology
נ־ו־ף
“to wave, move to and fro”
In context — Leviticus 23:11
And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for your acceptance : on the day after the Sabbath, the priest shall wave it.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:11, so the Hebrew word וְהֵנִ֧יף (vehenif) 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.23.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.11.W1.S1) and character.