Leviticus 23:36:1Lev.23.36.W1TAB
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
shivat
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AT
- Extended
- shiv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʃivˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MEEM
- clause
shiv-AT ya-MEEM tak-RI-voo ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MEEM tak-RI-voo ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM hash-mee-NEE mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM ve-hik-rav-TEM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH a-TSE-ret hi kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-a-SU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šivʿát yāmîm} ‘seven days’, establishing the festival period.
Root and etymology
š-b-ʿshin-bet-ayin
“seven”
In context — Leviticus 23:36
For seven days you shall present a fire offering to the LORD . On the eighth day there shall be a sacred assembly , and you shall present a fire offering to the LORD. This is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any work of service.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:36, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֣ת (shivat) 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.23.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.36.W1.S1) and character.