Exodus 20:26:6Exod.20.26.W6TAB
עֶרְוָתְךָ֖
ervatekha
“your nakedness”
- Transliteration
- er-va-te-KHA
- Extended
- ehr-vah-teh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʕɛr.vaː.θə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your nakedness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
er-va-te-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
lo-tig-ga-LEH er-va-te-KHA
- clause
a-SHER lo-tig-ga-LEH er-va-te-KHA a-LAV
- sentence
ve-lo-ta-a-LEH ve-ma-a-LOT al-miz-be-KHI a-SHER lo-tig-ga-LEH er-va-te-KHA a-LAV
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ʾă-šer} contains the negative lo + Niphal imperfect tigalleh {תִּגָּלֶ֥ה | tig-gā-leh}, ‘that it not be uncovered,’ with ervatkha {עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ | ʿer-wāṯ-kā} ‘your nakedness’ as the subject in a passive construction.
In context — Exodus 20:26
And you shall not go up to My altar by steps, so that your nakedness is not uncovered upon it.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 20:26, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ (ervatekha) 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 Exod.20.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.26.W6.S1) and character.