Numbers 17:8:11Num.17.8.W11TABWLC Numbers 17:23
לֵוִ֛י
levi
“of Levi”
- Transliteration
- LE-vi
- Extended
- LEH-vee
- IPA
- /ˈleːvi/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
LE-vi
- phraseyour reading level
le-VEIT LE-vi
- clause
el-O-HEL ha-e-DUT ve-hi-NEH pa-RACH ma-TEH-A-ha-RON le-VEIT LE-vi va-ya-TSETS pe-RACH va-ya-GED TSITS va-yo-GE-mel she-ke-DIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kho-RAT va-ya-VO mo-SHEH el-O-HEL ha-e-DUT ve-hi-NEH pa-RACH ma-TEH-A-ha-RON le-VEIT LE-vi va-ya-TSETS pe-RACH va-ya-GED TSITS va-yo-GE-mel she-ke-DIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase matteh-’Aharôn le-beit Levi {מַטֵּה־אַהֲרֹן לְבֵית לֵוִי | maṭṭeh-’Aharôn lə-ḇēṯ lēvî} “staff of Aaron for the house of Levi” underscores priestly legitimacy.
In context — Numbers 17:8
And it was on the next day that Moses came to the tent of the testimony , and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted; it brought forth buds, produced blossoms , and yielded almonds.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 17:8, so the Hebrew word לֵוִ֛י (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.17.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.8.W11.S1) and character.