Leviticus 13:16:5Lev.13.16.W5TAB
הַחַ֖י
hakhai
“living”
- Transliteration
- ha-KHAI
- Extended
- hah-KHAI
- IPA
- /haˈxaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- living
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-KHAI
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI
- clause
OH KI ya-SHUV ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ve-neh-PAKH le-la-VAN
- sentence
OH KI ya-SHUV ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ve-neh-PAKH le-la-VAN u-VA el-ha-KO-hen
Exegesis
The phrase ha-basar ha-chai {הַבָּשָׂ֥ר הַחַ֖י | ha-bā-śār ha-ḥay} ‘the living flesh’ forms an adjectival nominal construction describing unblemished tissue.
Root and etymology
ch-ychet-yod
“alive”
In context — Leviticus 13:16
Or if the living flesh turns back and becomes white, then he shall come to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 13:16, so the Hebrew word הַחַ֖י (hakhai) 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.13.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.16.W5.S1) and character.