Leviticus 25:10:9Lev.25.10.W9TAB
לְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ
lehkholyoshvehah
“to all its inhabitants”
- Transliteration
- leh-KHOL-yosh-VE-hah
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-yohsh-VEH-hah
- IPA
- /lə.χol.joʃ.ˈve.ha/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all its inhabitants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-KHOL-yosh-VE-hah
- clause
ve-ki-dash-TEM ET she-NAT ha-kha-mi-SHEEM sha-NA oo-kra-TEM deh-ROHR bah-AH-rets leh-KHOL-yosh-VE-hah
- sentence
ve-ki-dash-TEM ET she-NAT ha-kha-mi-SHEEM sha-NA oo-kra-TEM deh-ROHR bah-AH-rets leh-KHOL-yosh-VE-hah yo-VEL HI tih-YEH la-KHEM ve-shav-TEM ISH el-a-khu-zah-TOH veh-ISH el-mish-pakh-TOH ta-shu-VU
Exegesis
The Qal perfect uqratem {וּקְרָאתֶם | u-qra-tem} “and you shall proclaim” introduces dror {דְּרוֹר | də-rôr} “liberty,” enacted ba-arets {בָּאָ֖רֶץ | bā-ʼā-reṣ} “in the land” for le-khol yoshveha {לְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶיהָ | lə-khol yōš-vê-hā} “to all its inhabitants,” indicating universal release.
Root and etymology
y-sh-byod-shin-bet
“to dwell, remain”
In context — Leviticus 25:10
And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants; it shall be a Jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his property and to his family.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 25:10, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ (lehkholyoshvehah) 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.25.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.10.W9.S1) and character.