Numbers 15:11:8Num.15.11.W8TAB
אֽוֹ־לַשֶּׂ֥ה
ohlaseh
“or for the lamb”
- Transliteration
- oh-la-SEH
- Extended
- oh-lah-SEH
- IPA
- /ʔoː.laˈse/
Meaning by language
- English
- or for the lamb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oh-la-SEH
- phraseyour reading level
oh-la-SEH ba-ke-va-SIM
- clause
oh-la-SEH ba-ke-va-SIM OH ba-i-ZIM
- sentence
ka-KHA ye-a-SE la-SHOR ha-e-KHAD OH la-A-YIL ha-e-KHAD oh-la-SEH ba-ke-va-SIM OH ba-i-ZIM
Exegesis
The distributive cardinal ha-echad {הָֽאֶחָ֔ד | hā-ʾe-ḥāḏ} ‘each’ attaches to successive prepositional phrases la-shor {לַשּׁוֹר֙ | la-šôr} ‘for the bull’, la-ayil {לָאַ֣יִל | lā-ʾā-yil} ‘for the ram’, and la-seh {לַשֶּׂה | lā-śeh} ‘for the lamb’, emphasizing individual applicability.
The conjunction o {אוֹ | ʾō} ‘or’ coordinates exclusive alternatives, and the construct phrases ba-kevasim {בַּכְּבָשִׂ֖ם | ba-kə-vā-śim} and ba-izzim {בָעִזִּֽים | ba-ʿiz-zim} specify the lamb’s origin from sheep versus goats. In translation, the formal version preserves “among” to mirror the Hebrew locative nuance, while the dynamic version uses “from” for idiomatic clarity without altering the categorical distinctions.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–heh
“lamb, kid”
In context — Numbers 15:11
Thus it shall be done for each bull or for each ram or for the lamb among the lambs or among the goats.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 15:11, so the Hebrew word אֽוֹ־לַשֶּׂ֥ה (ohlaseh) 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.15.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.11.W8.S1) and character.