Numbers 15:7:6Num.15.7.W6TAB
רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ
reakhnikhoakh
“a pleasing aroma”
- Transliteration
- RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh
- Extended
- REH-akh-nee-KHOH-akh
- IPA
- /ˈreːaħ.niˈxoːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pleasing 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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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-ni-KHO-akh
- phraseyour reading level
tak-RIV RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh
- clause
tak-RIV RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-YA-yin la-NE-sekh she-li-SHIT ha-HIN tak-RIV RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct noun rēyaḥ-nîḥôaḥ {רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ | rēyaḥ-nîḥôaḥ} ‘aroma of soothing’ conveys the sensory attribute of the offering.
Root and etymology
r-y-ḥresh-yod-ḥeth
“smell”
In context — Numbers 15:7
And wine for the libation , a third of a hin you shall offer as a soothing aroma to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 15:7, so the Hebrew word רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ (reakhnikhoakh) 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.15.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.7.W6.S1) and character.