Leviticus 23:5

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Leviticus 23:5, word by word

In the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

Where else “rishon” appears

monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chodesh” appears

on the fourteenth dayאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

Where else “arbaa” appears

on the fourteenth dayעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “asar” appears

at twilightעַרְבָּיִםarbayim

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

Where else “arbayim” appears

is the Passoverפֶּסַחpesach

Passover

Passover (pesach): the festival that recalls the night when God "passed over" the houses of Israel and brought them out of Egypt; also the animal sacrificed that night.

Where else “pesach” appears

of YHWHיהוָהyhva

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 “yhva” appears

Translation note

Jesus died at Passover, and Paul calls him “our Passover” (1 Corinthians 5:7).

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