Leviticus 23:13:9Lev.23.13.W9TAB
רֵ֣יחַ
rehakh
“aroma”
- Transliteration
- REH-akh
- Extended
- REH-ahkh
- IPA
- /ˈreː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- aroma
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
REH-akh
- phraseyour reading level
REH-akh nee-KHOH-akh
- clause
oo-min-kha-TO she-NEH ehs-ro-NEEM SO-let beh-loo-LA va-SHE-men ee-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH REH-akh nee-KHOH-akh
- sentence
oo-min-kha-TO she-NEH ehs-ro-NEEM SO-let beh-loo-LA va-SHE-men ee-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH REH-akh nee-KHOH-akh veh-NIS-KOH YA-yin reh-VEE-ith ha-HEEN
Exegesis
The appositional ʾîš-šêh la-YHWH {אִשֶּׁ֥ה לַיהוָ֖ה | ʾîš-šêh la-YHWH} specifies the offering type and its divine recipient, further qualified by the attributive noun-adjective sequence rê-aḥ ni-ḥô-aḥ {רֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֑חַ | rê-aḥ ni-ḥô-aḥ}.
Root and etymology
r-ḥ-ḥresh-chet-chet
“smell, scent”
In context — Leviticus 23:13
And its grain offering shall be two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, a fire offering to the LORD , a pleasing aroma ; and its drink offering shall be wine, a quarter of a hin.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 23:13, so the Hebrew word רֵ֣יחַ (rehakh) 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.23.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.13.W9.S1) and character.