Numbers 19:6:8Num.19.6.W8TAB
וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְ
vehishlikh
“and throw”
- Transliteration
- ve-hish-LIKH
- Extended
- veh-hish-LEEKH
- IPA
- /vəhiʃˈliːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and throw
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hish-LIKH
- clause
ve-hish-LIKH el-TOKH se-RE-fat ha-pa-RA
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH ha-ko-HEN ETS E-rez ve-e-ZOV u-she-NI to-LA-at ve-hish-LIKH el-TOKH se-RE-fat ha-pa-RA
Exegesis
The verse employs sequential vav-consecutive verbs, beginning with velaqach {וְלָקַ֣ח | wə-lā-qā-ḥ} ‘and he shall take’ followed by vehishlikh {וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְ | wə-hiš-lîk} ‘and he shall throw,’ structuring the ritual actions in a clear sequence.
In context — Numbers 19:6
And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet yarn and throw them into the midst of the heifer’s burning.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 19:6, so the Hebrew word וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְ (vehishlikh) 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.19.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.6.W8.S1) and character.