Numbers 18:17:2Num.18.17.W2TAB
בְּֽכוֹר־שׁ֡וֹר
bekhorshor
“the firstborn of a bull”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOR-SHOR
- Extended
- beh-KHOHR-SHOHR
- IPA
- /bəxoːrˈʃoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the firstborn of a bull
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOR-SHOR
- phraseyour reading level
AKH be-KHOR-SHOR
- clause
AKH be-KHOR-SHOR o-ve-KHOR KE-sev o-ve-KHOR EZ LO tif-DE KO-desh HEM
- 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
Three coordinated construct phrases—b’khor-shor {בְּכוֹר־שׁוֹר | bə-khôr-šôr}, b’khor-kesev {בְּכוֹר כֶּשֶׂב | bə-khôr ke-sev}, b’khor-ʿez {בְּכוֹר עֵז | bə-khôr ʿēz}—specify the firstborn of each animal.
Root and etymology
RootBet, Kaf, Resh
“first issue”
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 18:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 18:17, so the Hebrew word בְּֽכוֹר־שׁ֡וֹר (bekhorshor) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.17.W2.S1) and character.