Leviticus 3:2:6Lev.3.2.W6TAB
פֶּ֖תַח
petakh
“at the entrance of”
- Transliteration
- PE-takh
- Extended
- PEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /ˈpɛtaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the entrance of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
PE-takh
- clause
veh-SA-makh ya-DO al-ROSH kohr-ba-NOH oo-sheh-kha-TOH PE-takh O-hehl mo-ED
- sentence
veh-SA-makh ya-DO al-ROSH kohr-ba-NOH oo-sheh-kha-TOH PE-takh O-hehl mo-ED veh-zor-KOO beh-NEE a-ha-RON ha-ko-ha-NIM et-ha-DAM al-ham-miz-BE-akh sa-VIV
In context — Leviticus 3:2
And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, then slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron , the priests shall splash the blood on the altar all around.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 3:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 3:2, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֖תַח (petakh) 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.3.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.3.2.W6.S1) and character.