And he shall takeוְלָקַחa fullמְלֹאcenserהַמַּחְתָּהof coalsגַּחֲלֵיof fireאֵשׁfromמֵעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַbeforeמִלִּפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand two handfulsוּמְלֹא חָפְנָיוof fineדַּקָּהfragrantסַמִּיםincense,קְטֹרֶתand bring itוְהֵבִיאinsideמִבֵּיתthe veil.לַפָּרֹכֶת
Leviticus 16:12
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Leviticus 16:12, word by word
- And he shall takeלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- a fullמְלֹאmelo
handful
What fits at once: a handful, or a house full.
Where else “melo” appears- censerמַּחְתָּהmachta
firepan
A pan for coals or incense.
Where else “machta” appears- of coalsגַּחֲלֵיgachale
coal, ember
A coal: a burning piece of wood or charcoal.
Where else “gachale” appears- of fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” 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- and two handfulsחָפְנָיchafnay
two handfuls
Both fists full: what fits in the two hands together.
Where else “chafnay” appears- of fineדַּקָּהdaka
fine
Reduced to loose tiny grains, without weight.
Where else “daka” appears- fragrantסַמִּיםsamim
fragrant spices
Fragrant spices from which the incense was made.
Where else “samim” appears- incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret
incense
Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.
Where else “ketoret” appears- and bring itהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- insideבֵּיתbet
inside
Literally "the house": the inner part of something.
Where else “bet” appears- the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet
veil
The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.
Where else “parochet” appears
The context
11And Aaron shall present the bull of the sin offering that is for himself and make expiation for himself and for his house, and he shall slaughter the bull of the sin offering that is for himself.
12 · This verse (above)
13And he shall put the incense on the fire before YHWH, and the cloud of the incense shall cover the cover of expiation that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.