The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall dipוְטָבַלhis rightהַיְמָנִיתfingerאֶצְבָּעוֹinמִןthe oilהַשֶּׁמֶןthat isאֲשֶׁרinעַלhis leftהַשְּׂמָאלִיתpalmכַּפּוֹand sprinkleוְהִזָּהsome ofמִןthe oilהַשֶּׁמֶןwith his fingerבְּאֶצְבָּעוֹsevenשֶׁבַעtimesפְּעָמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Leviticus 14:16
Study it in the app“The priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left palm and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 14:16, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall dipטָבַלtaval
dip
Dip, plunge into a liquid.
Where else “taval” appears- his rightיְמָנִיתyemanit
right (side)
Right, on the right-hand side.
Where else “yemanit” appears- fingerאֶצְבָּעetsba
finger
Finger; also toe.
Where else “etsba” appears- the oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- his leftשְּׂמָאלִיתsemalit
left (side)
Left, on the left-hand side.
Where else “semalit” appears- palmכַּפּkap
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kap” appears- and sprinkleהִזָּהhiza
sprinkle
Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).
Where else “hiza” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- timesפְּעָמִיםpeamim
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “peamim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
15The priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it on the priest’s own left palm.
16 · This verse (above)
17And some of the rest of the oil that is in his palm the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of the one being purified, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.