Leviticus 24:12:1Lev.24.12.W1TAB
וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ
vayanikhuhu
“{And} they put him”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-ni-KHU-hu
- Extended
- vah-yah-NEE-KHOO-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.niˈħu.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they put him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-ni-KHU-hu
- clause
va-ya-ni-KHU-hu ba-mish-MAR
- sentence
va-ya-ni-KHU-hu ba-mish-MAR li-FROSH la-HEM al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive and Hiphil imperfect vayanichuhu {וַיַּנִּיחֻהוּ | va-yyan-ni-ḥû-hû} ‘and they put him’, marking sequential legal action.
Root and etymology
n-w-ḥnun-vav-chet
“to cause to rest, place”
In context — Leviticus 24:12
And they placed him in custody to interpret the case for them according to the command of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 24:12, so the Hebrew word וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ (vayanikhuhu) 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.24.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.12.W1.S1) and character.