Leviticus 24:7:4Lev.24.7.W4TAB
זַכָּ֑ה
zakah
“pure”
- Transliteration
- za-KAH
- Extended
- zah-KAA
- IPA
- /zaˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- pure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
za-KAH
- 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.
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 24:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 24:7, so the Hebrew word זַכָּ֑ה (zakah) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.7.W4.S1) and character.