Nehemiah 13:5:10Neh.13.5.W10TAB
הַלְּבוֹנָ֜ה
hallevona
“the frankincense”
- Transliteration
- hal-le-vo-NA
- Extended
- hahl-leh-voh-NAA
- IPA
- /hal.ləvoːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the frankincense
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hal-le-vo-NA
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-min-kha hal-le-vo-NA
- clause
va-ya-AS LO lish-ke-KA ge-do-LA ve-SHAM ha-YU le-fa-NIM no-te-NIM et-ha-min-kha hal-le-vo-NA ve-ha-ke-LIM u-ma-se-AR ha-da-GAN ha-ti-ROSH ve-ha-yits-HAR mits-VAT hal-ve-YIM ve-ha-me-sho-re-RIM ve-ha-sho-a-RIM
- sentence
va-ya-AS LO lish-ke-KA ge-do-LA ve-SHAM ha-YU le-fa-NIM no-te-NIM et-ha-min-kha hal-le-vo-NA ve-ha-ke-LIM u-ma-se-AR ha-da-GAN ha-ti-ROSH ve-ha-yits-HAR mits-VAT hal-ve-YIM ve-ha-me-sho-re-RIM ve-ha-sho-a-RIM u-te-ru-MAT ha-ko-ha-NIM
Exegesis
The direct object phrase ʾet-hammînaḥâ hallĕbônâ wə-hakkēlîm {אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֨ה הַלְּבוֹנָ֜ה וְהַכֵּלִ֗ים | ʾet-hammînaḥâ hallĕbônâ wə-hakkēlîm} enumerates cultic offerings and vessels with the particle ʾet marking definiteness.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–nun
“white (frankincense)”
In context — Nehemiah 13:5
And he made for him a large chamber , and there they formerly laid the grain offering, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of grain, the new wine, and the oil—the allotted share for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the contribution for the priests.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Nehemiah 13:5, so the Hebrew word הַלְּבוֹנָ֜ה (hallevona) 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 Neh.13.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.5.W10.S1) and character.