Leviticus 23:42:8Lev.23.42.W8TAB
בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃
basukot
“in booths”
- Transliteration
- ba-su-KOT
- Extended
- bah-soo-KOHT
- IPA
- /bas.suˈkoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in booths
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-su-KOT
- clause
kohl-ha-EHZ-RAAKH beh-yis-rah-EL yeesh-VOO ba-su-KOT
- 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 verse opens with the prepositional phrase basukkot {בַּסֻּכֹּ֥ת | bə-sukkōt} ‘in booths,’ which establishes the ritual setting, followed by the Qal imperfect teshvu {תֵּשְׁב֖וּ | te-šə-vû} ‘you will dwell,’ indicating a communal directive.
Root and etymology
s-k-ksamekh-kaf-kaf
“to shelter”
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 23:42:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 23:42, so the Hebrew word בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃ (basukot) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.42.W8.S1) and character.