Leviticus 23:3:4Lev.23.3.W4TAB
מְלָאכָה֒
mehlakhaa
“work”
- Transliteration
- meh-la-KHAA
- Extended
- meh-lah-KHAA
- IPA
- /mə.laˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- work
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
meh-la-KHAA
- phraseyour reading level
teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA
- clause
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO
- sentence
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with a prototypical action clause sheshet yamim te’aseh melakhah {שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה | šēšéṯ yāmîm tēʿāšéh mĕlāḵāh} ‘six days work shall be done’, establishing the routine labor period.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“occupation, work”
In context — Leviticus 23:3
Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 23:3, so the Hebrew word מְלָאכָה֒ (mehlakhaa) 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.23.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.3.W4.S1) and character.