Leviticus 23:29:8Lev.23.29.W8TAB

וְנִכְרְתָ֖ה

vehnikhretah

“shall be cut off”

Transliteration: veh-nikh-re-TAH
Extended: veh-nikh-re-TAA
IPA: /və.nix.rəˈtaː/

Meaning by language

English: shall be cut off

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Result

וְ + נִכְ + רְ + תָ֖ה

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veh + nikh + re + tah

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vehnikhretah

Alphabet Analysis

	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Nun	n as in new
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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The word

Word in context

word
veh-nikh-re-TAH
clause
veh-nikh-re-TAH meh-a-me-HA
sentence
KI khohl-ha-NE-fesh a-SHER loh-teh-oo-NEH beh-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH veh-nikh-re-TAH meh-a-me-HA

Exegesis

The consequence clause employs the vav-consecutive perfect wə-nikkə̆rāṯā {וְנִכְרְתָה | wə-nikkə̆rāṯā} ‘and shall be cut off’, a formulaic passive denoting expulsion.

In context — Leviticus 23:29

Every soul that does not humble itself on this exact day shall be cut off from its people.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 23:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 23:29, so the Hebrew word וְנִכְרְתָ֖ה (vehnikhretah) 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.23.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.29.W8.S1) and character.

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