Numbers 18:17:5Num.18.17.W5TAB
אֽוֹ־בְכ֥וֹר
ovekhor
“or the firstborn”
- Transliteration
- o-ve-KHOR
- Extended
- oh-veh-KHOHR
- IPA
- /ʔoː.vəxoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- or the firstborn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-ve-KHOR
- phraseyour reading level
o-ve-KHOR EZ
- 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 18:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֽוֹ־בְכ֥וֹר (ovekhor) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.17.W5.S1) and character.