Leviticus 6:2:7Lev.6.2.W7TABWLC Leviticus 5:21
וְכִחֵשׁ
vekhikhesh
“deceives”
- Transliteration
- ve-khi-KHESH
- Extended
- veh-khi-KHEHSH
- IPA
- /və.xiˈħeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- deceives
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khi-KHESH
- sentence
NE-fesh KI te-khe-TA oo-ma-a-LA MA-al ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-khi-KHESH ba-a-mee-TO be-pi-ka-DON o-bi-TSU-MET YAD O be-ga-ZEL O a-SHAK ET-a-mee-TO
Exegesis
The conjunction ve- introduces vkhiḥesh {וְכִחֵשׁ | wə-khiḥēš} ‘and denies/deceives,’ shifting focus to interpersonal deceit.
In context — Leviticus 6:2
If a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD , and denies to his neighbor about a deposit, or about a pledge of the hand, or about theft, or if he extorts from his neighbor,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 6:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 6:2, so the Hebrew word וְכִחֵשׁ (vekhikhesh) 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.6.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.6.2.W7.S1) and character.