Numbers 35:8:19Num.35.8.W19TAB
לַלְוִיִּֽם׃
lalviyim
“to the Levites”
- Transliteration
- lal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- lal-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /lal.viˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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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The word
Word in context
- word
lal-vi-YIM
- clause
ISH ke-FI na-cha-la-TO a-SHER yin-cha-LU yit-TEN me-a-ra-VAV lal-vi-YIM
- sentence
ve-he-a-RIM a-SHER tit-NU me-a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-ET ha-RAV tar-BU u-me-ET ham-AT tam-IT-u ISH ke-FI na-cha-la-TO a-SHER yin-cha-LU yit-TEN me-a-ra-VAV lal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
Finally, the verb cluster yitten me’arav laleviim {יִתֵּן מֵעָרָיו לַלְוִיִּם | yit-tēn mê-‘ā-rā-yōw lə-lə-wî-yîm} “he shall give from his cities to the Levites” completes the distributive instruction. This structure highlights the link between personal inheritance and communal obligation, underscoring equitable distribution.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-vav-yod
“join or attach”
In context — Numbers 35:8
And the cities you give shall come from the possession of the sons of Israel . From a tribe with many cities you shall give more, and from a tribe with few cities you shall give fewer; each man shall give from his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance .
About this coordinate
Numbers 35:8:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Numbers 35:8, so the Hebrew word לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (lalviyim) 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.35.8.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.35.8.W19.S1) and character.