Leviticus 13:2:3Lev.13.2.W3TAB
בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂרוֹ֙
behorbehsaroh
“on the skin of his flesh”
- Transliteration
- beh-or-beh-sa-ROH
- Extended
- beh-ohr-beh-sah-ROH
- IPA
- /bə.ʕoːr.bə.sa.ˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the skin of his flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
beh-or-beh-sa-ROH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-yih-YEH beh-or-beh-sa-ROH
- clause
a-DAM ki-yih-YEH beh-or-beh-sa-ROH SE-et oh-sa-PA-khat OH ba-HE-ret ve-ha-YA beh-or-beh-sa-ROH le-NE-ga tsa-RA-at
- sentence
a-DAM ki-yih-YEH beh-or-beh-sa-ROH SE-et oh-sa-PA-khat OH ba-HE-ret ve-ha-YA beh-or-beh-sa-ROH le-NE-ga tsa-RA-at ve-hoo-VA el-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN OH el-a-KHAD mi-bah-NAAV ha-ko-ha-NEEM
Exegesis
The construct phrase bəʿōr-bəsārô {בְעוֹר-בְּשָׂרוֹ | bə-ʿōr-bə-sārô} frames initial and subsequent manifestations, emphasizing locative precision.
Root and etymology
Rootb-s-r
“flesh”
In context — Leviticus 13:2
When a person has on the skin of his flesh a swelling , or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his flesh a mark for leprosy , then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 13:2, so the Hebrew word בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂרוֹ֙ (behorbehsaroh) 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.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.2.W3.S1) and character.