Leviticus 13:21:2Lev.13.21.W2TAB
יִרְאֶ֣נָּה
yirehna
“examines it”
- Transliteration
- yir-eh-NA
- Extended
- yir-eh-NAA
- IPA
- /jir.ʔɛnˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- examines it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yir-eh-NA
- phraseyour reading level
veh-IM yir-eh-NA ha-ko-HEN
- clause
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
- 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 verse employs a protasis–apodosis conditional introduced by ve'im {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} ‘and if,’ with yire'nah {יִרְאֶנָּה | yirʾēnnāh} ‘he sees it’ marking the inspection.
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 13:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 13:21, so the Hebrew word יִרְאֶ֣נָּה (yirehna) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.21.W2.S1) and character.