Leviticus 14:2:4Lev.14.2.W4TAB
הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע
hammetsora
“leprous person”
- Transliteration
- ham-me-tso-RA
- Extended
- hahm-meh-tsoh-RAA
- IPA
- /ham.mə.tsoˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- leprous person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-me-tso-RA
- phraseyour reading level
to-RAT ham-me-tso-RA
- clause
ZOT tih-YE to-RAT ham-me-tso-RA be-YOM ta-ho-ra-TO
- sentence
ZOT tih-YE to-RAT ham-me-tso-RA be-YOM ta-ho-ra-TO ve-hu-VA el-ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The construct sequence torat ha-metsora {תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע | tō-rāṯ ham-meṣō-rāʿ} binds the divine instruction directly to the afflicted individual.
Root and etymology
ṣ-r-ʿtsade-resh-ayin
“to have a skin disease”
In context — Leviticus 14:2
This shall be the law of the leper on the day of his cleansing; he shall be brought to the priest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:2, so the Hebrew word הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע (hammetsora) 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.14.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.2.W4.S1) and character.