Leviticus 13:4:7Lev.13.4.W7TAB
אֵין־מַרְאֶ֣הָ
einmarehha
“its appearance is not”
- Transliteration
- EIN-mar-EH-ha
- Extended
- EEN-mar-EH-hah
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːn.marˈʔɛha/
Meaning by language
- English
- its appearance is not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EIN-mar-EH-ha
- phraseyour reading level
EIN-mar-EH-ha min-ha-OR
- clause
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
- 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
A coordinated comparative clause be‘or besaro and ve’amok ein mar’ehā min-ha‘or {בְּעוֹר בְּשָׂרוֹ וְעָמֹק אֵין־מַרְאֶהָ מִן־הָעוֹר | bə-ʿôr bə-sā-rō wə-ʿā-môq ʾên marʾē(h)-āh min-hā-ʿôr} limits depth.
Root and etymology
r-’-h
“to see, observe”
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 13:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 13:4, so the Hebrew word אֵין־מַרְאֶ֣הָ (einmarehha) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.4.W7.S1) and character.