Leviticus 13:39:7Lev.13.39.W7TAB
לְבָנֹ֑ת
lehvanot
“white”
- Transliteration
- leh-va-NOT
- Extended
- leh-vah-NOHT
- IPA
- /ləvaˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- white
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-va-NOT
- phraseyour reading level
KE-hoht leh-va-NOT
- clause
veh-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN ve-hin-NEH veh-or-be-sa-RAM be-ha-ROT KE-hoht leh-va-NOT
- sentence
veh-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN ve-hin-NEH veh-or-be-sa-RAM be-ha-ROT KE-hoht leh-va-NOT BO-hak HU pa-RAKH ba-OR ta-HOR HU
Exegesis
The nominal clause beharot kehot levanot {בֶּהָרֹ֖ת כֵּה֣וֹת לְבָנֹ֑ת | bə-hā-rōt kē-hōt lə-vā-nōt} ‘spots dull white’ establishes the diagnostic criteria.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-bet-nun
“white”
In context — Leviticus 13:39
And the priest shall look, and behold, on the skin of their flesh there are dull white spots; it is a skin discoloration that has broken out on the skin, and the person is clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 13:39, so the Hebrew word לְבָנֹ֑ת (lehvanot) 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.13.39.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.39.W7.S1) and character.