Numbers 15:13:4Num.15.13.W4TAB
לְהַקְרִ֛יב
lehakriv
“to offer”
- Transliteration
- le-hak-RIV
- Extended
- leh-hak-REEV
- IPA
- /ləhakˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to offer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-hak-RIV
- clause
le-hak-RIV ish-SHEH REI-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
kol-ha-ez-RAKH ya-a-SEH-ka-KHAH et-EI-leh le-hak-RIV ish-SHEH REI-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct lə-hă-qriḇ {לְהַקְרִ֛יב | lə-hă-qriḇ} introduces the purpose clause “to offer,” specifying ’iš-šeh {אִשֵּׁ֥ה | ’iš-šeh} “fire offering.”
In context — Numbers 15:13
Every native-born shall do these things in this way to present a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 15:13, so the Hebrew word לְהַקְרִ֛יב (lehakriv) 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.15.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.13.W4.S1) and character.