Leviticus 23:6:9Lev.23.6.W9TAB
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shivat
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AT
- Extended
- shihv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʃivˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
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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-MIM
- clause
shiv-AT ya-MIM mat-TSOT to-khe-LU
- 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
Duration is indicated by the construct numeral shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים | šivʿat yā-mîm} “seven days.”
Root and etymology
š-b-ʿshin-bet-ayin
“seven”
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 23:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 23:6, 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.23.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.6.W9.S1) and character.