Deuteronomy 18:3:15Deut.18.3.W15PAT
וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם
vehhalkhayayim
“and the two cheeks”
- Transliteration
- veh-hal-kha-YA-yim
- Extended
- veh-hal-kha-YA-yeem
- IPA
- /vəhalːaˈħa.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the two cheeks
- French
- et les deux joues
- Spanish
- y las dos mejillas
- Portuguese
- e as duas bochechas
- German
- und die zwei Wangen
- Russian
- и две щеки
- Arabic-Simplified
- والوجنتين
- Hindi
- और दो गाल
- Chinese-Simplified
- 和两颊
- Korean
- 그리고 두 볼
- Indonesian
- dan kedua pipi
- Bengali
- এবং দুই গাল
- Tagalog
- at ang dalawang pisngi
- Swahili
- na mashavu mawili
- Amharic
- እና ሁለቱ ጉንጮች
- Yoruba
- àti ẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́ méjì
- Igbo
- na ntì abụọ
- Twi
- ne mmɔbɔ mmienu
- Ewe
- kple ʋu eve
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
veh-hal-kha-YA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ZEH-ro-a veh-hal-kha-YA-yim
- clause
veh-na-TAN la-koh-HEN ha-ZEH-ro-a veh-hal-kha-YA-yim veh-ha-ke-VAH
- sentence
veh-ZEH yih-YEH mish-PAT ha-koh-ha-NEEM meh-ET ha-AM meh-ET zov-KHEI ha-ZEH-vakh IM-SHOR IM-SEH veh-na-TAN la-koh-HEN ha-ZEH-ro-a veh-hal-kha-YA-yim veh-ha-ke-VAH
In context — Deuteronomy 18:3
And this the due shall be of the priests from the people from those offering the sacrifice whether an ox or a sheep give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 18:3, so the Hebrew word וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם (vehhalkhayayim) 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 Deut.18.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.3.W15.S1) and character.