Numbers 16:8:6Num.16.8.W6TAB
לֵוִֽי׃
levi
“Levi”
- Transliteration
- le-VI
- Extended
- leh-VEE
- IPA
- /leˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Levi
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI le-VI
- clause
el-KO-rakh ve-shim-U-NA be-NEI le-VI
- sentence
va-yo-MER mo-SHEH el-KO-rakh ve-shim-U-NA be-NEI le-VI
Exegesis
The vocative bə-nê lê-vî {בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי | bə-nê lê-vî} ‘sons-of-Levi’ specifies the Levitical group called to present themselves.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-vav-yod
“join, attach”
In context — Numbers 16:8
And Moses said to Korah , “Hear now, sons of Levi .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:8, so the Hebrew word לֵוִֽי׃ (levi) 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.16.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.8.W6.S1) and character.