Leviticus
Leviticus 14:16
16dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dip | וְטָבַ֤ל | wə·ṭā·ḇal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2881 dip |
| his right | הַיְמָנִ֔ית | hay·mā·nîṯ | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H3233 right hand, right |
| forefinger | אֶצְבָּע֣וֹ | ’eṣ·bā·‘ōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H676 finger |
| into | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the oil | הַשֶּׁ֕מֶן | haš·še·men | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his left | הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית | haś·śə·mā·lîṯ | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H8042 left, on the left |
| palm | כַּפּ֖וֹ | kap·pōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| and sprinkle | וְהִזָּ֨ה | wə·hiz·zāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5137 spurt, spatter |
| some of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the oil | הַשֶּׁ֧מֶן | haš·še·men | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| with his finger | בְּאֶצְבָּע֛וֹ | bə·’eṣ·bā·‘ōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H676 finger |
| seven | שֶׁ֥בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| times | פְּעָמִ֖ים | pə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.