Leviticus 14:31:12Lev.14.31.W12TAB
הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר
hamitaher
“the one being cleansed”
- Transliteration
- ha-mi-ta-HER
- Extended
- hah-mih-tah-HEHR
- IPA
- /hammitˈtaheːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one being cleansed
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mi-ta-HER
- phraseyour reading level
AL ha-mi-ta-HER
- clause
ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN AL ha-mi-ta-HER lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ET a-SHER-ta-SSIIG ya-DO ET-ha-e-KHAD kha-TAT ve-ET-ha-e-KHAD o-LAH al-ha-min-KHAH ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN AL ha-mi-ta-HER lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The participle ha-mitaher {הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר | ham·miṭ·tā·hēr} ‘the one being cleansed’ with lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | lif·nê yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the LORD’ establishes the covenant context of ritual purification. This sequence foregrounds the offerer’s means, the required offerings, and divine mediation, reflecting Hebrew emphasis on object prominence and priestly agency.
Root and etymology
Roott-h-r
“to cleanse”
In context — Leviticus 14:31
Whatever he can afford with his means, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering with the grain offering; and the priest shall make atonement for the one being cleansed before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:31:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 14:31, so the Hebrew word הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר (hamitaher) 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.14.31.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.31.W12.S1) and character.