Leviticus 9:2:7Lev.9.2.W7TAB
וְאַ֥יִל
ayil
“and a ram”
- Transliteration
- A-yil
- Extended
- AH-yil
- IPA
- /vəˈʔajil/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a ram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
A-yil
- phraseyour reading level
A-yil le-o-LAH
- clause
vah-YO-mer el-a-ha-RON kahkh-le-KHA EH-gel ben-ba-KAR le-khat-TAT A-yil le-o-LAH te-mi-MIM
- sentence
vah-YO-mer el-a-ha-RON kahkh-le-KHA EH-gel ben-ba-KAR le-khat-TAT A-yil le-o-LAH te-mi-MIM ve-hak-REV lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Two offerings form a coordinated list: egel {עֵ֣גֶל | ʿê-gel} ‘calf’ with le-chatat {לְחַטָּ֛את | lə-ḥaṭ-ṭāʾ} ‘for sin offering’, and ayil {וְאַ֥יִל | wə-ʾă-yil} ‘ram’ with le-olah {לְעֹלָ֖ה | lə-ʿō-lāh} ‘for burnt offering’.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Yod–Lamed
“ram, strong one”
In context — Leviticus 9:2
And Moses said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, both blameless, and present them before the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 9:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 9:2, so the Hebrew word וְאַ֥יִל (ayil) 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.9.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.9.2.W7.S1) and character.