Numbers 18:15:3Num.18.15.W3TAB
לְֽכָל־בָּשָׂ֞ר
lekholbasar
“of all flesh”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-ba-SAR
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-bah-SAAR
- IPA
- /lǝxol.baˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of all flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-ba-SAR
- clause
kol-PE-ter RE-khem le-KHOL-ba-SAR a-SHER-yak-ri-VOO la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-DAM u-va-be-HE-mah yih-YE-le-KHAKH
- sentence
kol-PE-ter RE-khem le-KHOL-ba-SAR a-SHER-yak-ri-VOO la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-DAM u-va-be-HE-mah yih-YE-le-KHAKH AKH pa-DE tif-DE ET be-KHOR ha-a-DAM ve-ET be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah hat-te-ME-ah tif-DE
Exegesis
The genitive expression le-kol-basar {לְֽכָל־בָּשָׂ֞ר | le-kol ba-sar} ‘to every flesh’ extends the category to humans and animals.
Root and etymology
k-l-lk-l-l
“all, entire”
In context — Numbers 18:15
Every first opener of the womb from all flesh that they bring near to the LORD , whether from human or from animal, shall be yours. However, you shall surely redeem the firstborn of a human, and you shall redeem the firstborn of an unclean animal.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 18:15, so the Hebrew word לְֽכָל־בָּשָׂ֞ר (lekholbasar) 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.18.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.15.W3.S1) and character.