Numbers 18:17:14Num.18.17.W14TAB
וְאֶת־חֶלְבָּ֣ם
veetkhelbam
“and their fat”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-khel-BAM
- Extended
- veh-EHT-khel-BAHM
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.xelˈbaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and their fat
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-khel-BAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-khel-BAM tak-TIR
- clause
et-da-MAM tiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh ve-ET-khel-BAM tak-TIR ish-SHEH le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
AKH be-KHOR-SHOR o-ve-KHOR KE-sev o-ve-KHOR EZ LO tif-DE KO-desh HEM et-da-MAM tiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh ve-ET-khel-BAM tak-TIR ish-SHEH le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ’ēt} with damam {דָּמָם | dā-mām} introduces the blood for the Qal imperfect tizrok {תִּזְרֹק | tiz-rōq} ‘dash or sprinkle’ upon the altar (ʿal hamizbeach {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal ham-miz-bē-aḥ}).
The conjunction v’et {וְאֶת | wə-’ēt} links khelbam {חֶלְבָּם | ḥel-bām} ‘their fat,’ which the Hiphil imperfect taqtir {תַּקְטִיר | taq-tîr} ‘burn as incense’ consumes as an isheh {אִשֶּׁה | ’iš-šê} fire-offering, producing aroma (l’reiach nichoach {לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ | lə-rê-aḥ nī-ḥō-aḥ}).
Root and etymology
Chet-Lamed-BetChet-Lamed-Bet
“fat, best part”
In context — Numbers 18:17
However, the firstborn of an ox, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering by fire for a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Numbers 18:17, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־חֶלְבָּ֣ם (veetkhelbam) 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.18.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.17.W14.S1) and character.