Leviticus 25:8:1Lev.25.8.W1TAB
וְסָפַרְתָּ֣
vesafarta
“count”
- Transliteration
- ve-sa-far-TA
- Extended
- veh-sah-far-TAA
- IPA
- /wə.saː.far.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- count
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sa-far-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sa-far-TA le-KHA
- clause
ve-sa-far-TA le-KHA SHE-va shab-be-TOHT sha-NIM SHE-va sha-NIM SHE-va pe-a-MIM
- sentence
ve-sa-far-TA le-KHA SHE-va shab-be-TOHT sha-NIM SHE-va sha-NIM SHE-va pe-a-MIM ve-ha-YU le-KHA ye-MEI SHE-va shab-be-TOHT hash-sha-NIM TE-sha ve-ar-ba-IM sha-NA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperative vesafarta {וְסָפַרְתָּ | wə-sā-par-tā} ‘you shall count’, indicating a direct command.
Root and etymology
Roots-p-r
“to count”
In context — Leviticus 25:8
And you shall count for yourself seven sabbath years, seven times seven years; and the sabbath-year cycles shall be for you forty-nine years.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 25:8, so the Hebrew word וְסָפַרְתָּ֣ (vesafarta) 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.25.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.8.W1.S1) and character.