Numbers 15:25:6Num.15.25.W6TAB
וְנִסְלַ֣ח
venislakh
“and it will be forgiven”
- Transliteration
- ve-nis-LAKH
- Extended
- veh-nis-LAHKH
- IPA
- /vənisˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will be forgiven
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ve-nis-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nis-LAKH la-HEM
- clause
ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN al-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-nis-LAKH la-HEM
- sentence
ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN al-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-nis-LAKH la-HEM ki-she-ga-GAH hu ve-HEM he-vi-U et-kar-ba-NAM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH ve-khat-ta-TAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-shig-ga-TAM
Exegesis
The result clause ve-nis-lach lahem {וְנִסְלַ֣ח לָהֶ֑ם | wə-nis-laḥ lā-hem} ‘and it will be forgiven to them’ highlights divine forgiveness.
Root and etymology
ס־ל־ח
“forgive, pardon”
In context — Numbers 15:25
And the priest will make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and it will be forgiven to them, for it was an unintentional error , and they have presented their offerings—a fire offering to the LORD —and their sin offering before the LORD for their error.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 15:25, so the Hebrew word וְנִסְלַ֣ח (venislakh) 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.15.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.25.W6.S1) and character.