Leviticus 4:3:7Lev.4.3.W7TAB
וְהִקְרִ֡יב
vehikriv
“{and he} shall offer”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-RIV
- Extended
- veh-hik-REEV
- IPA
- /vəhiqˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- {and he} shall offer
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hik-RIV
- clause
ve-hik-RIV AL kha-ta-TOH a-SHER kha-TAA PAR ben-ba-KAR ta-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH le-kha-TAAT
- 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 apodosis begins with the vav-consecutive vehikriv {וְהִקְרִ֡יב | wə-hiqrîḇ}, introducing the offering obligation.
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 4:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 4:3, so the Hebrew word וְהִקְרִ֡יב (vehikriv) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.4.3.W7.S1) and character.