Leviticus 23:5:1Lev.23.5.W1TAB
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ
bakhodesh
“in the month”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHO-desh
- Extended
- bah-KHOH-desh
- IPA
- /baˈxoːdɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the month
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHO-desh
- phraseyour reading level
ba-KHO-desh ha-ri-SHON
- clause
ba-KHO-desh ha-ri-SHON be-ar-ba-AH a-SAR la-KHO-desh BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM
- sentence
ba-KHO-desh ha-ri-SHON be-ar-ba-AH a-SAR la-KHO-desh BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The clause bachodesh harishon {בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן | ba-ḥō-ḏeš ha-rî-ʾšôn} “in the first month” establishes the temporal framework.
Root and etymology
ḥ-d-shhet-dalet-shin
“new month”
In context — Leviticus 23:5
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, between the evenings, is the Passover to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:5, so the Hebrew word בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (bakhodesh) 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.23.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.5.W1.S1) and character.