Numbers 25:2:3Num.25.2.W3TAB
לְזִבְחֵ֖י
lezivkhei
“to the sacrifices of”
- Transliteration
- le-ziv-KHEI
- Extended
- leh-ziv-KHEI
- IPA
- /ləzivˈχej/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sacrifices of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ziv-KHEI
- clause
va-tik-re-NAH la-AM le-ziv-KHEI e-lo-HEI-hen va-yo-KHAL ha-AM
- sentence
va-tik-re-NAH la-AM le-ziv-KHEI e-lo-HEI-hen va-yo-KHAL ha-AM va-yish-ta-KHA-vu le-e-lo-HEI-hen
Exegesis
The construct chain lə-zivche {לְזִבְחֵי | lə-zib-ḥê} + ’ĕlōhēhen {אֱלֹהֵיהֶן | ʾē-lō-hê-hen} ‘to the sacrifices of their gods’ conveys idolatrous offerings with possessive nuance.
Root and etymology
ז־ב־ח
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Numbers 25:2
And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods , and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 25:2, so the Hebrew word לְזִבְחֵ֖י (lezivkhei) 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.25.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.2.W3.S1) and character.