Leviticus 5:12:3Lev.5.12.W3TAB
וְקָמַ֣ץ
vehkamats
“and shall take a handful”
- Transliteration
- veh-ka-MATS
- Extended
- veh-kah-MATS
- IPA
- /və.qa.ˈmats/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shall take a handful
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
veh-ka-MATS
- phraseyour reading level
el-ha-ko-HEN veh-ka-MATS ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
veh-hee-vee-AH el-ha-ko-HEN veh-ka-MATS ha-ko-HEN mi-me-NAH meh-LO koom-TSO et az-ka-ra-TAH veh-hik-TEER ha-miz-BEH-kha AL ISH-shei Ye-ho-VAH kha-TAAT-hee
Exegesis
The verb ve-kamats {וְקָמַץ | wə-qā-maṣ} in Qal perfect with vav consecutive marks the act of taking, linked by mimenah {מִ֠מֶּנָּה | min-mě-nāh} to the offering.
In context — Leviticus 5:12
And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful from it, a full measure of his handful, its memorial portion , and shall burn it on the altar upon the fire-offerings of the LORD . It is a sin offering.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 5:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 5:12, so the Hebrew word וְקָמַ֣ץ (vehkamats) 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.5.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.5.12.W3.S1) and character.