Leviticus 13:14:5Lev.13.14.W5TAB
חַ֖י
khai
“living”
- Transliteration
- KHAI
- Extended
- KHAI
- IPA
- /ˈħaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- living
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
KHAI
- phraseyour reading level
ba-SAR KHAI
- sentence
oo-veh-YOM he-rah-OT BO ba-SAR KHAI yit-MA
Exegesis
The construct phrase basar chai {בָּשָׂר חַי | bā-sār ḥāy} ‘living flesh’ contrasts fresh, open tissue with healed or dried skin, intensifying the concern for contamination.
Root and etymology
ch-ychet-yod
“alive”
In context — Leviticus 13:14
But on the day that living flesh appears in him, he shall be unclean .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 13:14, so the Hebrew word חַ֖י (khai) 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 Lev.13.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.14.W5.S1) and character.