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

Result
וְ + הַלְּ + חָ + יַ֖ + יִם
veh + hal + kha + ya + yim
vehhalkhayayim

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    veh-hal-kha-YA-yim

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-ZEH-ro-a veh-hal-kha-YA-yim

  3. clause

    veh-na-TAN la-koh-HEN ha-ZEH-ro-a veh-hal-kha-YA-yim veh-ha-ke-VAH

  4. 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 contextDeuteronomy 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.