Leviticus 24:3:2Lev.24.3.W2TAB
לְפָרֹ֨כֶת
lehfarokhet
“the veil of”
- Transliteration
- leh-fa-RO-khet
- Extended
- leh-fa-ROH-khet
- IPA
- /lə.fa.ˈroː.xɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the veil of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-fa-RO-khet
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KHUTS leh-fa-RO-khet ha-e-DUT
- clause
mi-KHUTS leh-fa-RO-khet ha-e-DUT be-O-hel mo-ED ya-a-ROKH o-TO a-ha-RON me-E-rev ad-BO-ker lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH ta-MID
- sentence
mi-KHUTS leh-fa-RO-khet ha-e-DUT be-O-hel mo-ED ya-a-ROKH o-TO a-ha-RON me-E-rev ad-BO-ker lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH ta-MID khuk-KAT o-LAM le-do-ro-TEI-khem
Exegesis
It is followed by the construct chain le-parokhet ha-ʿedut {לְפָרֹכֶת הָעֵדֻת | lə-pārôḵeṯ hā-ʿēdūṯ} ‘to the curtain of the testimony’, which defines the precise ritual boundary.
Root and etymology
p-r-khp–r–kh
“to separate”
In context — Leviticus 24:3
Outside the curtain of the testimony in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening until morning before the LORD continually. This is a perpetual statute for your generations.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 24:3, so the Hebrew word לְפָרֹ֨כֶת (lehfarokhet) 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.24.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.3.W2.S1) and character.