Numbers 15:10:7Num.15.10.W7TAB
רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ
reakhnikhoakh
“a pleasing aroma”
- Transliteration
- RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh
- Extended
- REH-akh-nih-KHOH-akh
- IPA
- /ˈreːaħ.niˈħoːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pleasing aroma
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh
- phraseyour reading level
ish-SHEH RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh
- clause
ish-SHEH RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-YA-yin tak-RIV la-NE-sekh kha-TSI ha-HIN ish-SHEH RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase ʾisheh {אִשֶּׁה | ʾîš-šeh} ‘fire offering’ followed by reiach {רֵיחַ | rê-ăḥ} ‘fragrance’ in construct with nichoach {נִיחֹחַ | nî-ḥô-ăḥ} ‘pleasing’ describes the offering’s sensory attribute.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-vav-chet
“fragrance”
In context — Numbers 15:10
And you shall bring wine for the libation—half a hin—as a fire offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 15:10, so the Hebrew word רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ (reakhnikhoakh) 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 Num.15.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.10.W7.S1) and character.