Leviticus 13:39:8Lev.13.39.W8TAB
בֹּ֥הַק
bohak
“leukoderma”
- Transliteration
- BO-hak
- Extended
- BOH-hak
- IPA
- /ˈboːhak/
Meaning by language
- English
- leukoderma
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BO-hak
- phraseyour reading level
BO-hak HU
- clause
BO-hak HU pa-RAKH ba-OR ta-HOR HU
- 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 predicate nominal bohaq hu {בֹּ֥הַק ה֛וּא | bō-ḥaq hū} ‘it is a discoloration’ classifies the condition, and the verb parakh {פָּרַ֥ח | pā-raḥ} confirms its outbreak.
Root and etymology
b-ḥ-qbet–chet–qof
“to be white, to gleam”
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 13:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 13:39, so the Hebrew word בֹּ֥הַק (bohak) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.39.W8.S1) and character.