Leviticus 23:14:13Lev.23.14.W13TAB
חֻקַּ֤ת
khukat
“statute”
- Transliteration
- khu-KAT
- Extended
- khoo-KAT
- IPA
- /ħuˈqat/
Meaning by language
- English
- statute
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khu-KAT
- phraseyour reading level
khu-KAT o-LAM
- clause
khu-KAT o-LAM le-do-ro-TE-khem be-KHOL mo-shvo-TE-khem
- sentence
ve-LE-khem ve-ka-LI ve-khar-MEL LO to-akh-LU ad-E-TSEM ha-YOM ha-ZEH AD ha-vi-a-KHEM et-kor-BAN e-lo-HE-khem khu-KAT o-LAM le-do-ro-TE-khem be-KHOL mo-shvo-TE-khem
Exegesis
The construct chain chukat olam ledorotekhem bekhol moshvotekhem {חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם | ḥuq-qat ʿō-lām le-dō-rō-tê-ḵem bə-khōl mō-šō-ḇā-tê-ḵem} ‘a statute forever for your generations in all your dwelling places’ extends the mandate across time and space. The English preserves the legal register and mirrors the dual ad clauses to reflect the Hebrew structure.
Root and etymology
ḥ-q-qhet-qof-qof
“statute, decree”
In context — Leviticus 23:14
You shall not eat bread or roasted grain or fresh grain until this very day, until you present the offering to your God . It is a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwelling places.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:14:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 23:14, so the Hebrew word חֻקַּ֤ת (khukat) 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.23.14.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.14.W13.S1) and character.