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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-ash-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
le-ash-MAT ha-AM
- clause
IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.