Sevenשִׁבְעָהweeksשָׁבֻעֹתyou shall countתִּסְפָּרfor yourself;לָךְfrom whenמֵthe sickleחֶרְמֵשׁis first putהָחֵלto the standing grainבַּקָּמָהyou shall beginתָּחֵלto countלִסְפֹּרsevenשִׁבְעָהweeks.שָׁבֻעוֹת
Deuteronomy 16:9
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “tispar” appears- the sickleחֶרְמֵשׁchermesh
sickle
Sickle: a curved tool for reaping.
Where else “chermesh” appears- is first putהָחֵלhachel
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “hachel” appears- to the standing grainקָּמָהkama
standing grain
Standing grain: grain not yet cut.
Where else “kama” appears
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.