Leviticus 13:50:5Lev.13.50.W5TAB
אֶת־הַנֶּ֖גַע
ethanega
“the affliction”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-NE-ga
- Extended
- eht-hah-NEH-gah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hanˈnɛɣaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the affliction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ha-NE-ga
- phraseyour reading level
ve-his-GIR et-ha-NE-ga
- clause
ve-his-GIR et-ha-NE-ga shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-RAA ha-ko-HEN et-ha-NA-ga ve-his-GIR et-ha-NE-ga shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The noun phrase ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hên} functions as subject, immediately followed by the object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} and the noun ha-naga' {הַנָּגַע | ha-nā-ḡaʿ}, marking the priest’s focus on the lesion.
Root and etymology
n-g-‘nun-gimel-ayin
“to strike, afflict”
In context — Leviticus 13:50
The priest will examine the infection , and he will confine the infection for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:50:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 13:50, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנֶּ֖גַע (ethanega) 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.13.50.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.50.W5.S1) and character.