Numbers 28:13:7Num.28.13.W7TAB

לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ

lakeves

for the lamb

Transliteration
la-KE-ves
Extended
lah-KEH-ves
IPA
/laˈkeves/

Meaning by language

English
for the lamb

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Result
לַ + כֶּ֖ + בֶשׂ
la + ke + ves
lakeves

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-KE-ves

  2. clause

    ve-i-sa-RON i-sa-RON SO-let min-KHA be-lu-LA ba-SHE-men la-KE-ves ha-e-KHAD

  3. sentence

    ve-i-sa-RON i-sa-RON SO-let min-KHA be-lu-LA ba-SHE-men la-KE-ves ha-e-KHAD o-LA RE-akh ni-KHO-akh i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The phrase la-keves ha-echad {לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד | la·ke·veṩ hā·e·ḥāḏ} ‘for each lamb’ marks distributive intent.

Root and etymology

כ־ב־שׂ

lamb, young sheep

In contextNumbers 28:13

And a tenth part, a tenth part of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil for each lamb—a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma and a fire offering to the LORD .

About this coordinate

Numbers 28:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 28:13, so the Hebrew word לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ (lakeves) 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.28.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.28.13.W7.S1) and character.