Leviticus 13:4:15Lev.13.4.W15TAB
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shivat
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AT
- Extended
- shiv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʃivˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- 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
ש־ב־עsh–b–‘
“seven, complete”
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 13:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 13:4, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivat) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.4.W15.S1) and character.