Leviticus 23:40:17Lev.23.40.W17TAB
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
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
oo-se-MAKH-TEM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-KHEM shiv-AT ya-MEEM
- sentence
oo-leh-KAKH-TEM lah-KHEM ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON pe-REE ETS ha-DAR ka-POT te-ma-REEM va-a-NAF ETS-ah-VOT veh-ar-vay-NAH-khal oo-se-MAKH-TEM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-KHEM shiv-AT ya-MEEM
Exegesis
The concluding construct šî-ḇāʿt yā-mîm {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šî-ḇāʿt yā-mîm} ‘seven days’ specifies the period of observance. Hebrew construct chains and vav coordination create a formal list structure that is mirrored in the English translation.
Root and etymology
š-b-ʿshin-bet-ayin
“seven”
In context — Leviticus 23:40
And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of a beautiful tree , branches of palm trees, a bough of thick-leaved tree, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:40:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Leviticus 23:40, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֥ת (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.23.40.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.40.W17.S1) and character.