Leviticus 23:34:12Lev.23.34.W12TAB

הַסֻּכּ֛וֹת

thebooths

booths

Transliteration
the-BOOTHS
Extended
the-BOOTHS
IPA
/has.suˈkoːt/

Meaning by language

English
booths

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Samekhs as in sit
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    the-BOOTHS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS

  3. clause

    on-FIVE TEN DAY of-the-MONTH the-SEV-enth THIS FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS SEV-en DAYS to-the-LORD

  4. sentence

    da-BER to-the-SONS-of yis-ra-EL say-ING on-FIVE TEN DAY of-the-MONTH the-SEV-enth THIS FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS SEV-en DAYS to-the-LORD

Exegesis

The construct chain chag hassukkot {חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת | ḥagg ha-sukkōṯ} ‘festival of the booths’ merges a generic noun with a specific type, and shiv‘at yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šivʿat yāmîm} ‘seven days’ denotes duration.

Root and etymology

s-k-kSamekh-Kaf-Kaf

shelter

In contextLeviticus 23:34

Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, “On the fifteenth day of this seventh month the Festival of Booths shall be to the LORD for seven days.”

About this coordinate

Leviticus 23:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 23:34, so the Hebrew word הַסֻּכּ֛וֹת (thebooths) 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.23.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.34.W12.S1) and character.