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

Result
לְ + בֹ + נָ֣ה
le + vo + nah
levonah

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-vo-NAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-vo-NAH za-KAH

  3. clause

    ve-na-TA-ta al-ha-mma-a-RE-khet le-vo-NAH za-KAH

  4. 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 contextLeviticus 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.