Leviticus 13:23:1Lev.13.23.W1TAB
וְאִם־תַּחְתֶּ֜יהָ
vehimtakhtehyah
“if under it”
- Transliteration
- veh-IM-takh-TEH-yah
- Extended
- veh-EEM-tahkh-TEH-yah
- IPA
- /vəʔim.taχ.teˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if under it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-IM-takh-TEH-yah
- clause
veh-IM-takh-TEH-yah ta-a-MOD ha-ba-HE-ret LO fa-sa-TA tsa-re-VET ha-SHE-KHEEN HI
- sentence
veh-IM-takh-TEH-yah ta-a-MOD ha-ba-HE-ret LO fa-sa-TA tsa-re-VET ha-SHE-KHEEN HI veh-ti-ha-RO ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The verse employs a protasis–apodosis structure introduced by ve-im {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} ‘and if’ to set a conditional standard.
The locative phrase tachteha {תַּחְתֶּ֜יהָ | taḥtəhā} ‘under it’ specifies the lesion’s position.
In context — Leviticus 13:23
But if the bright spot remains in its place and has not spread, it is a scar from the boil ; and the priest shall declare him clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 13:23, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־תַּחְתֶּ֜יהָ (vehimtakhtehyah) 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.13.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.23.W1.S1) and character.