Leviticus 23:25:5Lev.23.25.W5TAB
וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם
vehikravtem
“present”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-RAV-tem
- Extended
- veh-hik-RAHV-tem
- IPA
- /və.hiqˈrav.tɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- present
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ve-hik-RAV-tem
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hik-RAV-tem i-SHEH
- clause
ve-hik-RAV-tem i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-a-SU ve-hik-RAV-tem i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Hifil perfect vehikravtem {וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם | wəhiqrăḇtêm} appears as a vav-consecutive introducing the secondary command to bring near isheh {אִשֶּׁ֖ה | îššê} ’fire-offering.’
In context — Leviticus 23:25
You shall not do any work of service, but you shall bring near a fire-offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 23:25, so the Hebrew word וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם (vehikravtem) 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.23.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.25.W5.S1) and character.