Numbers 15:9:1Num.15.9.W1TAB
וְהִקְרִ֤יב
vehikriv
“then shall bring near”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-RIV
- Extended
- veh-hik-REEV
- IPA
- /vəhiqˈriv/
Meaning by language
- English
- then shall bring near
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
ve-hik-RIV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hik-RIV al-BEN-ha-ba-KAR
- clause
ve-hik-RIV al-BEN-ha-ba-KAR min-KHAH SO-let she-lo-SHAH es-ro-NEEM
- sentence
ve-hik-RIV al-BEN-ha-ba-KAR min-KHAH SO-let she-lo-SHAH es-ro-NEEM ba-LOOL ba-SHE-men kha-TSEE ha-HEEN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect vehikriv {וְהִקְרִ֤יב | wə-hiq-rîv} ‘he shall bring near’, issuing a ritual command.
In context — Numbers 15:9
And he shall bring with the bull a grain offering of fine flour—three tenths of an ephah—mixed with oil, half a hin.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:9, so the Hebrew word וְהִקְרִ֤יב (vehikriv) 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.15.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.9.W1.S1) and character.