Leviticus 23:8:1Lev.23.8.W1TAB
וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם
vehhikravtem
“offer”
- Transliteration
- veh-hik-rav-TEM
- Extended
- veh-hik-rahv-TEHM
- IPA
- /və.hiq.rav.ˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- offer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-hik-rav-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
veh-hik-rav-TEM ish-SHEH
- clause
veh-hik-rav-TEM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
veh-hik-rav-TEM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH shiv-AT ya-MIM ba-YOM hash-vi-EE mik-RA-KOH-desh kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-a-SU
Exegesis
The passage begins with the vav-consecutive verb vehikravtem {וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם | wə-ḥik-răv-tēm} ‘bring near/present’, placing the ritual command in a sequence of festival statutes.
In context — Leviticus 23:8
And you shall present a fire offering to the LORD for seven days; on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation ; you shall not do any work of service.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:8, so the Hebrew word וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם (vehhikravtem) 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.23.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.8.W1.S1) and character.