Leviticus 13:26:12Lev.13.26.W12TAB
כֵהָ֑ה
khehaah
“has faded”
- Transliteration
- khe-HAAH
- Extended
- khe-HAAH
- IPA
- /xɛˈhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has faded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-HAAH
- phraseyour reading level
veh-HI khe-HAAH
- clause
veh-IM yir-eh-NAAH ha-koh-HEN veh-hin-NEH EYN-ba-be-HER-et seh-AAR lah-VAAN oo-sheh-fah-LAH eh-nen-NAAH min-ha-OR veh-HI khe-HAAH
- sentence
veh-IM yir-eh-NAAH ha-koh-HEN veh-hin-NEH EYN-ba-be-HER-et seh-AAR lah-VAAN oo-sheh-fah-LAH eh-nen-NAAH min-ha-OR veh-HI khe-HAAH veh-his-gi-ROH ha-koh-HEN shiv-AT ya-MEEM
Exegesis
The adjective kehah {כֵהָה | kē-hāh} marks diminished coloration.
Root and etymology
k-h-hkaf-het-het
“to be dim”
In context — Leviticus 13:26
And if the priest looks at it and, behold, there is no white hair in the spot and it is not lower than the skin but is faint, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:26:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 13:26, so the Hebrew word כֵהָ֑ה (khehaah) 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.13.26.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.26.W12.S1) and character.