Numbers 28:21:4Num.28.21.W4TAB
לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ
lakeves
“for the lamb”
- Transliteration
- la-KE-ves
- Extended
- lah-KEH-ves
- IPA
- /laˈkɛvɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the lamb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KE-ves
- clause
is-sa-RON is-sa-RON ta-a-SEH la-KE-ves ha-e-KHAD
- sentence
is-sa-RON is-sa-RON ta-a-SEH la-KE-ves ha-e-KHAD le-shiv-AT hak-ke-va-SIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase lakeves haechad {לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד | la-ke-ḇeś hā-ʾe-ḥāḏ} specifies each individual lamb, while leshivat hakevasim {לְשִׁבְעַ֖ת הַכְּבָשִֽׂים | le-šib-ʿat ha-ḇā-šîm} sets the total of seven. Hebrew VSO order foregrounds ritual detail, here rendered in English SVO for clarity while preserving emphasis on measurement and allotment.
Root and etymology
כ־ב־שׂ
“lamb, young sheep”
In context — Numbers 28:21
You shall make a tenth part for each lamb, for the seven lambs.
About this coordinate
Numbers 28:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 28:21, 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.28.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.28.21.W4.S1) and character.