Leviticus 23:32:5Lev.23.32.W5TAB
וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם
veinitem
“afflict”
- Transliteration
- ve-i-ni-TEM
- Extended
- veh-ih-nee-TEHM
- IPA
- /vəʕinːiˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- afflict
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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-i-ni-TEM
- clause
sha-BAT sha-ba-TON HU la-KHEM ve-i-ni-TEM ET-naf-sho-TEY-khem
- sentence
sha-BAT sha-ba-TON HU la-KHEM ve-i-ni-TEM ET-naf-sho-TEY-khem be-tish-AH la-KHO-desh ba-E-rev me-E-rev ad-E-rev tish-be-TU sha-BAT-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction wəʿinnīṯem {וְעִנִּיתֶם | wəʿinnīṯem} introduces a coordinate verb demanding ritual self-affliction, and ʼet-nafšōṯêyḵem {אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם | ʼet-nafšōṯêyḵem} ‘your souls’ highlights the focus of that affliction.
Root and etymology
ʻ-n-yayin-nun-yod
“poor, afflicted”
In context — Leviticus 23:32
A sabbath of complete rest it shall be for you, and you shall afflict your souls ; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall observe your sabbath .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 23:32, so the Hebrew word וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם (veinitem) 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.23.32.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.32.W5.S1) and character.