Leviticus 13:9:1Lev.13.9.W1TAB
נֶ֣גַע
nega
“affliction”
- Transliteration
- NE-ga
- Extended
- NEH-ga
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.ɣaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- affliction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
NE-ga tsa-RA-at KI tih-YEH be-a-DAM
- sentence
NE-ga tsa-RA-at KI tih-YEH be-a-DAM veh-hoo-VAA el-ha-koh-HEN
Exegesis
The Hebrew text begins with nega` {נֶגַע | nə·gaˈʕ} ‘plague’, immediately followed by tsara`at {צָרַעַת | tsā·raˈʕat} ‘leprosy’ in construct, signaling a compound noun describing a ritual affliction.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-gimel-ayin
“to strike, touch”
In context — Leviticus 13:9
When there is a plague of leprosy in a person, then he shall be brought to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 13:9, 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.13.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.9.W1.S1) and character.