Nehemiah 13:9:10Neh.13.9.W10TAB
וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃
vehallevona
“and the frankincense”
- Transliteration
- ve-hal-le-vo-NA
- Extended
- veh-hahl-leh-voh-NAA
- IPA
- /vəhal.ləvoˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the frankincense
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hal-le-vo-NA
- clause
va-a-shi-VA SHAM ke-LE BET ha-e-lo-HIM ET-ha-min-KHA ve-hal-le-vo-NA
- sentence
va-OM-ra va-ye-ta-ha-RU hal-le-sha-KHOT va-a-shi-VA SHAM ke-LE BET ha-e-lo-HIM ET-ha-min-KHA ve-hal-le-vo-NA
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} signals the specific offerings hamminḥāh {הַמִּנְחָ֖ה | hamminḥāh} “the grain offering” and wə-halləḇōnāh {וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה | wə-halləḇōnāh} “the frankincense”. The tight vav-coordination underscores the step-by-step reestablishment of temple worship.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–nun
“white (frankincense)”
In context — Nehemiah 13:9
And I gave the command, and they purified the chambers; then I restored there the vessels of the house of God and the grain offering and the frankincense.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Nehemiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ (vehallevona) 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.13.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.9.W10.S1) and character.