Leviticus 13:21:15Lev.13.21.W15TAB
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shivat
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AT
- Extended
- shihv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʃivˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
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Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
shiv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- clause
veh-his-gee-RO ha-ko-HEN shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
veh-IM yir-eh-NA ha-ko-HEN veh-hin-NEH ehn-BAH seh-AAR la-VAN oo-sheh-fah-LAH eh-nen-NA min-ha-OR veh-HEE keh-HAA veh-his-gee-RO ha-ko-HEN shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The apodosis begins with ve-hisgiro {וְהִסְגִּירוֹ | wə-hisgīrôw} ‘and he shall isolate him,’ followed by shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šivʿat yāmmîm} ‘seven days.’ This series of coordinate clauses reflects the halakhic precision of the Levitical quarantine law.
Root and etymology
ש־ב־עsh–b–‘
“seven, complete”
In context — Leviticus 13:21
And if the priest examines it and, behold, there is no white hair in it, and it is not deeper than the skin, and it is faded , then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 13:21, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivat) 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.13.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.21.W15.S1) and character.