Numbers 18:26:1Num.18.26.W1TAB
וְאֶל־הַלְוִיִּ֣ם
veelhalleviyim
“and to the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ve-EL-hal-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- veh-EL-hal-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔel-hal.le.viˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the Levites
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-EL-hal-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EL-hal-le-vi-YIM te-da-BER
- clause
ve-EL-hal-le-vi-YIM te-da-BER ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ki-tik-KHU me-ET be-NEI-yis-ra-EL et-ha-ma-a-SEIR a-SHER na-ta-TI la-KHEM me-it-TAM be-na-cha-lat-KHEM
- sentence
ve-EL-hal-le-vi-YIM te-da-BER ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ki-tik-KHU me-ET be-NEI-yis-ra-EL et-ha-ma-a-SEIR a-SHER na-ta-TI la-KHEM me-it-TAM be-na-cha-lat-KHEM va-ha-re-mo-TEM mi-men-NU te-ru-MAT Ye-ho-VAH ma-a-SEIR min-ha-ma-a-SEIR
Exegesis
The verse initiates with veʾel-haləwîyîm {וְאֶל־הַלְוִיִּ֣ם | wəʾel-haləwîyîm}, combining conjunction, preposition, article, and noun to establish audience.
In context — Numbers 18:26
And you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, “When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I have given to you from them as your inheritance, then you shall raise up from it an offering to the LORD, a tithe from the tithe.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:26, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־הַלְוִיִּ֣ם (veelhalleviyim) 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.18.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.26.W1.S1) and character.