Leviticus 23:18:4Lev.23.18.W4TAB
כְּבָשִׂ֤ים
kevasim
“lambs”
- Transliteration
- ke-va-SIM
- Extended
- keh-vah-SEEM
- IPA
- /kəvaˈsim/
Meaning by language
- English
- lambs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-va-SIM
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ke-va-SIM te-mi-MIM
- clause
ve-hik-rav-TEM al-hal-LE-khem shiv-AT ke-va-SIM te-mi-MIM be-NEI sha-NA u-PAR ben-ba-KAR e-KHAD ve-EI-lim she-NAI-yim
- sentence
ve-hik-rav-TEM al-hal-LE-khem shiv-AT ke-va-SIM te-mi-MIM be-NEI sha-NA u-PAR ben-ba-KAR e-KHAD ve-EI-lim she-NAI-yim yih-YU o-LAH la-ye-ho-VAH u-min-kha-TAM ve-nis-KEE-HEM ish-SHEH REI-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The series shivʿat kevashim temimim bnei shanah {שִׁבְעַ֨ת כְּבָשִׂים֤ תְּמִימִם֙ בְּנֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔ה | šiv·ʿat ke·va·šim tem·i·mim bnei sha·nâ} ‘seven lambs, without blemish, one year old’ uses successive construct and adjective phrases to encode number, quality, and age.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–bet–shin
“young sheep, lamb”
In context — Leviticus 23:18
And you shall bring near with the bread seven lambs without blemish one year old, one young bull, and two rams; these shall be a burnt offering to the LORD , with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 23:18, so the Hebrew word כְּבָשִׂ֤ים (kevasim) 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.23.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.18.W4.S1) and character.