Numbers 7:17:9Num.7.17.W9TAB
כְּבָשִׂ֥ים
kevasim
“male lambs”
- Transliteration
- ke-va-SIM
- Extended
- keh-vah-SEEM
- IPA
- /kəvaˈsim/
Meaning by language
- English
- male lambs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-va-SIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-va-SIM be-NEI-sha-NA
- 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 sequence kevasim bnei-shanah chamishah {כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה חֲמִשָּׁה | kə-vā-śim bənê šā-nāh chamī-šāh} ‘lambs of the first year, five’ utilizes a three-part chain with the numeral in final position.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–bet–shin
“young sheep”
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 7:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 7:17, so the Hebrew word כְּבָשִׂ֥ים (kevasim) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.17.W9.S1) and character.