Leviticus 7:2:9Lev.7.2.W9TAB
עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
alhammizbeakh
“on the altar”
- Transliteration
- al-ham-miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- ahl-hahm-mihz-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /ʕal.ham.miz.ˈbeː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ham-miz-BE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
yiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh
- clause
ve-et-da-MO yiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh sa-VIV
- sentence
bim-KOM a-SHER yish-kha-TU et-ha-o-LAH yish-kha-TU et-ha-a-SHAM ve-et-da-MO yiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh sa-VIV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-hamizbeach {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal-hammîz-bēʼaḥ} ‘on the altar’ with the adverb saviv {סָבִיב | sā-vîv} ‘all around’ underscores the comprehensive application of blood in the atoning ritual.
Root and etymology
ז־ב־ח
“slaughter”
In context — Leviticus 7:2
In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering , they shall slaughter the guilt offering, and its blood he shall throw against the altar all around.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 7:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 7:2, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (alhammizbeakh) 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.7.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.7.2.W9.S1) and character.