Numbers 15:5:1Num.15.5.W1TAB
וְיַ֤יִן
veyayin
“and wine”
- Transliteration
- ve-YA-yin
- Extended
- veh-YA-yin
- IPA
- /vəˈjajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- and wine
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-YA-yin
- phraseyour reading level
ve-YA-yin la-NE-sekh
- clause
ve-YA-yin la-NE-sekh re-vi-IT ha-HIN ta-a-SEH al-ha-o-LAH OH la-ZA-vakh
- sentence
ve-YA-yin la-NE-sekh re-vi-IT ha-HIN ta-a-SEH al-ha-o-LAH OH la-ZA-vakh la-KE-ves ha-e-KHAD
Exegesis
The verse opens with veyayin {וְיַיִן | wə·yā·yin} ‘and wine’, adding a liquid element to the cultic act.
Root and etymology
y-y-nyod-yod-nun
“wine”
In context — Numbers 15:5
And you shall make for the drink offering a quarter of a hin of wine with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice for each lamb .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:5, so the Hebrew word וְיַ֤יִן (veyayin) 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.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.5.W1.S1) and character.