Leviticus 23:12:3Lev.23.12.W3TAB
הֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖ם
haneefkhem
“when you wave”
- Transliteration
- ha-neef-KHEM
- Extended
- hah-neef-KHEM
- IPA
- /ha.niːfˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- when you wave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-neef-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM ha-neef-KHEM
- clause
va-a-see-TEM be-YOM ha-neef-KHEM et-ha-O-mer
- sentence
va-a-see-TEM be-YOM ha-neef-KHEM et-ha-O-mer KE-ves tah-MIM ben-she-na-TO le-oh-LA la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
It then uses the temporal phrase beyom {בְּיוֹם | bə-yôm} ‘on the day’ with the infinitive haniphekhem {הֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖ם | hanippəḵem} ‘waving’ to specify timing.
In context — Leviticus 23:12
On the day of your waving the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb without blemish, a year old, for a burnt offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 23:12, so the Hebrew word הֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖ם (haneefkhem) 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.23.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.12.W3.S1) and character.