Leviticus 25:4:2Lev.25.4.W2TAB
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת
hasheveeit
“the seventh”
- Transliteration
- ha-she-VEE-IT
- Extended
- hah-sheh-VEE-IT
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃəˈviː.ʕiθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the seventh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-she-VEE-IT
- phraseyour reading level
oo-va-sha-NA ha-she-VEE-IT
- clause
oo-va-sha-NA ha-she-VEE-IT sha-BAT sha-ba-TON yih-YEH la-A-rets sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
oo-va-sha-NA ha-she-VEE-IT sha-BAT sha-ba-TON yih-YEH la-A-rets sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH sahd-KHA LO tiz-RA ve-kar-me-KHA LO tiz-MOR
Exegesis
The temporal expression uva-shanah {וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה | û-bă-šă-nāh} marks a cyclical structure, linking with the ordinal ha-shevi‘it {הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת | ha-šĕ-vi-‘īt} to establish the seventh year.
In context — Leviticus 25:4
But in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of complete rest for the land—a sabbath to the LORD . Your field you shall not sow, and your vineyard you shall not prune.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 25:4, so the Hebrew word הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת (hasheveeit) 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.25.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.4.W2.S1) and character.