Leviticus 5:12:7Lev.5.12.W7TAB
קֻמְצוֹ
koomtso
“handful”
- Transliteration
- koom-TSO
- Extended
- koom-TSOH
- IPA
- /qumˈtsoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- handful
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
koom-TSO
- phraseyour reading level
koom-TSO et az-ka-ra-TAH
- 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 construct chain melo kumtso {מְל֨וֹא קֻמְצ֜וֹ | mə-lôʾ qum-ṣōʾ} quantifies the portion.
Root and etymology
q-m-tsqoph–mem–tsade
“to grasp, take a handful”
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 5:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 5:12, so the Hebrew word קֻמְצוֹ (koomtso) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.5.12.W7.S1) and character.