Leviticus 23:42:3Lev.23.42.W3TAB
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 yah-MEEM
- clause
ba-su-KOT teesh-VOO shiv-AT yah-MEEM
- sentence
ba-su-KOT teesh-VOO shiv-AT yah-MEEM kohl-ha-EHZ-RAAKH beh-yis-rah-EL yeesh-VOO ba-su-KOT
Exegesis
The construct shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִים | šivʿāṯ yāmîm} ‘seven days’ specifies the duration of the observance.
Root and etymology
š-b-ʿshin-bet-ayin
“seven”
In context — Leviticus 23:42
You shall dwell in booths for seven days; all the native-born of Israel shall dwell in booths.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:42:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 23:42, 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.23.42.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.42.W3.S1) and character.