Numbers 7:17:1Num.7.17.W1TAB
וּלְזֶ֣בַח
ulezevakh
“and for the sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- u-le-ZE-vakh
- Extended
- oo-leh-ZE-vahkh
- IPA
- /u.ləˈzɛvaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for the sacrifice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-le-ZE-vakh
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-ZE-vakh hash-le-MIM
- clause
u-le-ZE-vakh hash-le-MIM ba-KAR she-NA-yim ei-LIM kha-mi-SHA a-tu-DIM kha-mi-SHA ke-va-SIM be-NEI-sha-NA kha-mi-SHA
- sentence
u-le-ZE-vakh hash-le-MIM ba-KAR she-NA-yim ei-LIM kha-mi-SHA a-tu-DIM kha-mi-SHA ke-va-SIM be-NEI-sha-NA kha-mi-SHA ZE kar-VAN nakh-SHON ben-a-mi-na-DAV
Exegesis
The phrase ulezebakh hashelemim {וּלְזֶ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִים | wə-lə-zé-ḇaḥ ha-šə-lā-mîm} ‘and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings’ forms a construct chain specifying the offering type.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin-bet-chet
“slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Numbers 7:17
And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings : two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five year-old lambs ; this was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 7:17, so the Hebrew word וּלְזֶ֣בַח (ulezevakh) 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.7.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.17.W1.S1) and character.