Numbers 15:3:12Num.15.3.W12TAB
רֵ֤יחַ
reakh
“an aroma”
- Transliteration
- RE-akh
- Extended
- REH-akh
- IPA
- /ˈreː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- an 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
RE-akh ni-KHO-akh
- clause
la-a-SOT RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH min-ha-ba-KAR O min-ha-TSON
- sentence
va-a-si-TEM i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH o-LAH o-ZE-vakh le-fa-LE-ne-der O bin-da-VAH O be-mo-a-de-KHEM la-a-SOT RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH min-ha-ba-KAR O min-ha-TSON
Exegesis
The infinitive la-ʿăśōt {לַעֲשׂוֹת | la-ʿă-śōt} functions as a purpose/result marker, yielding rēyaḥ nīḥōaḥ {רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ | rē·yaḥ nī·ḥō·āḥ} ‘pleasing aroma’.
Root and etymology
ר־ו־ח
“smell, scent”
In context — Numbers 15:3
And when you offer a fire-offering to the LORD —whether as a burnt-offering or as a sacrifice for fulfilling a vow at your appointed times or as a freewill offering—it shall yield a pleasing aroma to the LORD from the herd or the flock.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 15:3, so the Hebrew word רֵ֤יחַ (reakh) 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.15.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.3.W12.S1) and character.