Numbers 18:24:9Num.18.24.W9TAB
לַלְוִיִּ֖ם
laleviyim
“to the Levites”
- Transliteration
- la-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- lah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /lal.viˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
la-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
na-TA-ti la-le-vi-YIM
- clause
KI et-ma-ASAR be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH te-ru-MAH na-TA-ti la-le-vi-YIM le-na-cha-LAH
- sentence
KI et-ma-ASAR be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH te-ru-MAH na-TA-ti la-le-vi-YIM le-na-cha-LAH al-KEN a-MAR-ti la-HEM be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL LO yin-cha-LU na-cha-LAH
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to nâṯaṯtî lă-Levîyim lĕ-naḥă-LĀH {נָתַתִּי לַלְוִיִּם לְנַחֲלָה}, where the Qal perfect verb signals divine allotment of inheritance.
In context — Numbers 18:24
For the tithe of the Israelites, which they lift up as an offering to the LORD , I have given to the Levites as an inheritance. Therefore, I said to them, “They shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 18:24, so the Hebrew word לַלְוִיִּ֖ם (laleviyim) 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.18.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.24.W9.S1) and character.