Numbers 3:45:12Num.3.45.W12TAB
הַלְוִיִּ֖ם
halleviyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- hal-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- hal-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /hal.ləvijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
hal-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YU-LI hal-le-vi-YIM
- clause
ve-ha-YU-LI hal-le-vi-YIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KAKH ET-hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat KOL-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ET-be-he-MAT hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat be-hem-TAM ve-ha-YU-LI hal-le-vi-YIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperative verb kakh {קַ֣ח | qāḥ} “take” begins the command, with the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marking ha-leviyim {הַלְוִיִּ֗ם | ha-ləvîyīm} as the sacrificial substitutes.
The preposition taḥat {תַּ֤חַת | taḥat} “in place of” governs two parallel constructs: kol bĕkôr bivnê yiśrāʾēl {כָּל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל} “all the firstborn among the sons of Israel” and bĕḥəmāt ha-leviyim taḥat bĕḥəmātām {בֶּהֱמַת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם תַּ֣חַת בְּהֶמְתָּ֑ם} “the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock,” reinforcing the substitution theme.
Root and etymology
l-v-y
“to join”
In context — Numbers 3:45
Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and take the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:45:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 3:45, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (halleviyim) 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.3.45.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.45.W12.S1) and character.