Leviticus 13:47:4Lev.13.47.W4TAB
נֶ֣גַע
nega
“a mark”
- Transliteration
- NE-ga
- Extended
- NEH-gah
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.ɡaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a mark
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-ga
- phraseyour reading level
NE-ga tsa-ra-AT
- clause
ve-ha-BE-ged KEE-yih-YEH BO NE-ga tsa-ra-AT
- sentence
ve-ha-BE-ged KEE-yih-YEH BO NE-ga tsa-ra-AT be-VE-ged TSE-mer O be-VE-ged pish-TIM
Exegesis
The construct chain nega‘ tsara‘at {נֶגַע צָרָעַת | neġaʿ ṣārāʿat} ‘mark of leprosy’ identifies the disease outbreak.
Root and etymology
n-g-‘nun–gimel–ayin
“to touch, strike”
In context — Leviticus 13:47
And if a garment has in it a mark of leprosy , in a woolen garment or in a linen garment .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:47:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 13:47, so the Hebrew word נֶ֣גַע (nega) 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.13.47.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.47.W4.S1) and character.