Deuteronomy 21:6:7Deut.21.6.W7TAB
יִרְחֲצוּ֙
yirkhatzu
“shall wash”
- Transliteration
- yir-kha-TZU
- Extended
- yir-khah-TZOO
- IPA
- /jir.χaˈtsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall wash
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-kha-TZU
- clause
yir-kha-TZU et-ye-DEI-hem al-ha-eg-LAH ha-a-ru-FAH va-NA-khal
- sentence
ve-KOL zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU hak-ke-ro-VIM el-he-kha-LAL yir-kha-TZU et-ye-DEI-hem al-ha-eg-LAH ha-a-ru-FAH va-NA-khal
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yirchatsu {יִרְחֲצוּ֙ | yi-rə-ḥă-ṣû} functions as a cohortative-imperative, issuing a communal command.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:6
And all the elders of that city, those nearest to the slain one, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 21:6, so the Hebrew word יִרְחֲצוּ֙ (yirkhatzu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.21.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.6.W7.S1) and character.