Leviticus 25:33:12Lev.25.33.W12TAB
הַלְוִיִּ֗ם
halviyeem
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- hal-vi-YEEM
- Extended
- hal-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /hal.viˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hal-vi-YEEM
- phraseyour reading level
a-REE hal-vi-YEEM
- clause
KI ba-TEE a-REE hal-vi-YEEM HI a-khu-za-TAM be-TOKH be-NEE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-a-SHER yig-AL min-hal-vi-YEEM ve-ya-TSA mim-KAR-BA-yit ve-EER a-khu-za-TO ba-yo-VEL KI ba-TEE a-REE hal-vi-YEEM HI a-khu-za-TAM be-TOKH be-NEE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces the explanatory copular clause hîʾ ʾăḥuzzātām {הִוא אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם | hîʾ ʾăḥuzzātām}, identifying bāttê ʿărê ha-ləwîyim {בָּתֵּי עָרֵי הַלְוִיִּ֗ם | bāttê ʿărê ha-ləwîyim} as the Levites’ possession among bənê Yiśrāʾēl {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | bənê Yiśrāʾēl}, underscoring statutory protection and inheritance structure under Jubilee provisions.
Root and etymology
ל־ו־י
“attach, join”
In context — Leviticus 25:33
And if one of the Levites redeems it, then the house that was sold in the city of his possession shall be released in the Jubilee , for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their inheritance among the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:33:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 25:33, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (halviyeem) 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.25.33.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.33.W12.S1) and character.