Leviticus 4:3:5Lev.4.3.W5TAB

לְאַשְׁמַ֣ת

leashmat

for the guilt of

Transliteration
le-ash-MAT
Extended
leh-ash-MAHT
IPA
/ləʔaʃˈmat/

Meaning by language

English
for the guilt of

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Result
לְ + אַשְׁ + מַ֣ת
le + ash + mat
leashmat

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-ash-MAT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-ash-MAT ha-AM

  3. clause

    IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM

  4. sentence

    IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM ve-hik-RIV AL kha-ta-TOH a-SHER kha-TAA PAR ben-ba-KAR ta-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH le-kha-TAAT

Exegesis

The prepositional construct le-ashmat ha-am {לְאַשְׁמַ֣ת הָעָ֑ם | lə-ʾašmāt hā-ʻām} indicates communal responsibility for guilt.

In contextLeviticus 4:3

If the anointed priest sins causing guilt on the people, then he must bring for his own sin, which he has sinned, a young bull, without blemish, to the LORD , as a sin offering.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 4:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 4:3, so the Hebrew word לְאַשְׁמַ֣ת (leashmat) 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.4.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.4.3.W5.S1) and character.