Leviticus 23:6:7Lev.23.6.W7TAB
הַמַּצּ֖וֹת
hamattsot
“the unleavened bread”
- Transliteration
- ha-mat-TSOT
- Extended
- hah-maht-TSOHT
- IPA
- /ham.maˈtsoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the unleavened bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mat-TSOT
- phraseyour reading level
KHAG ha-mat-TSOT
- clause
u-va-kha-mi-SHAH a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh ha-ZEH KHAG ha-mat-TSOT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-va-kha-mi-SHAH a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh ha-ZEH KHAG ha-mat-TSOT la-ye-ho-VAH shiv-AT ya-MIM mat-TSOT to-khe-LU
Exegesis
The construct chain chag ha-matsot la-YHWH {חַ֥ג הַמַּצּ֖וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה | ḥagg ham-maṣ-ṣôṯ la-ye-hō-wāh} “festival of the unleavened breads for the LORD” expresses divine possession.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-hmem–tsade–he
“unleavened bread”
In context — Leviticus 23:6
And on the fifteenth day of this month the Festival of Unleavened Breads is for the LORD ; for seven days you shall eat unleavened breads.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 23:6, so the Hebrew word הַמַּצּ֖וֹת (hamattsot) 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.23.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.6.W7.S1) and character.