Leviticus 13:4:12Lev.13.4.W12TAB
וְהִסְגִּ֧יר
vehisgir
“and shall confine”
- Transliteration
- ve-his-GIR
- Extended
- veh-his-GEER
- IPA
- /vəhisˈgiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shall confine
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-his-GIR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-his-GIR ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-his-GIR ha-ko-HEN et-ha-NE-ga shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-IM-ba-HE-ret le-va-NA hi be-OR be-sa-RO ve-a-MOK EIN-mar-EH-ha min-ha-OR u-se-a-RA LO-ha-FAKH la-VAN ve-his-GIR ha-ko-HEN et-ha-NE-ga shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The apodosis ve-hisgir ha-kohen ʾet-hannegaʿ šivʿāṯ yā-mîm {וְהִסְגִּיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנֶּגַע שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | wə-hisgîr ha-kō-hên ʾet-hannegaʿ šivʿāṯ yā-mîm} uses a Hifil imperfect with vav-consecutive to express obligation. This conditional structure underscores the priest’s authority in diagnosing and containing skin disease.
Root and etymology
ס־ג־רs–g–r
“to shut up, confine”
In context — Leviticus 13:4
But if the shiny spot is white in the skin of his flesh, and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and its hair has not turned white, then the priest must isolate the affliction for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 13:4, so the Hebrew word וְהִסְגִּ֧יר (vehisgir) 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.13.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.4.W12.S1) and character.