Leviticus 24:7:3Lev.24.7.W3TAB
לְבֹנָ֣ה
levonah
“frankincense”
- Transliteration
- le-vo-NAH
- Extended
- leh-voh-NAA
- IPA
- /ləvoˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- frankincense
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-vo-NAH
- phraseyour reading level
le-vo-NAH za-KAH
- clause
ve-na-TA-ta al-ha-mma-a-RE-khet le-vo-NAH za-KAH
- sentence
ve-na-TA-ta al-ha-mma-a-RE-khet le-vo-NAH za-KAH ve-ha-ye-TAH lal-LE-khem le-az-ka-RAH i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The noun phrase levonah zakkah {לְבֹנָה זַכָּה | lə-vo-nā za-kkā} ‘pure frankincense’ uses an absolute adjective to emphasize ritual purity.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־נ
“white”
In context — Leviticus 24:7
And you shall place pure frankincense upon the arrangement, and it shall be for the bread as a memorial-portion , a fire-offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 24:7, so the Hebrew word לְבֹנָ֣ה (levonah) 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.24.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.7.W3.S1) and character.