Deuteronomy 16:9

“Seven weeks you shall count for yourself; from when the sickle is first put to the standing grain you shall begin to count seven weeks.”

Deuteronomy 16:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 16:9, word by word

Sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shiva” appears
weeksשָׁבֻעֹתshavuot

week

Week: a period of seven days, or of seven years. At a wedding, the seven days of the feast.

Where else “shavuot” appears
you shall countתִּסְפָּרtispar

count

To number one by one in order to know how many there are.

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the sickleחֶרְמֵשׁchermesh

sickle

Sickle: a curved tool for reaping.

Where else “chermesh” appears
is first putהָחֵלhachel

begin

To start doing something.

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to the standing grainקָּמָהkama

standing grain

Standing grain: grain not yet cut.

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The context

8Six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to YHWH your Elohim; you shall not do any work.

9 · This verse (above)

10And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to YHWH your Elohim, with the measure of the freewill offering of your hand that you give, as YHWH your Elohim blesses you.

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