Leviticus 14:37:5Lev.14.37.W5TAB
בְּקִירֹ֣ת
bekirot
“in the walls of”
- Transliteration
- be-ki-ROT
- Extended
- beh-KEE-ROHT
- IPA
- /bəkiˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the walls of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ki-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
be-ki-ROT ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-ra-AH et-ha-NE-ga ve-hin-NEH ha-NE-ga be-ki-ROT ha-BA-yit she-ka-a-ru-ROT ye-rak-rak-OT O a-dam-dam-OT
- sentence
ve-ra-AH et-ha-NE-ga ve-hin-NEH ha-NE-ga be-ki-ROT ha-BA-yit she-ka-a-ru-ROT ye-rak-rak-OT O a-dam-dam-OT oo-mar-eh-HEN sha-FAL min-ha-KIR
Exegesis
The locative construct bekirot habayit {בְּקִירֹת הַבַּיִת | bə-qir-ōt ha-ba-yit} ‘on the walls of the house’ specifies the site of inspection.
In context — Leviticus 14:37
And he shall examine the affliction , and behold, if the affliction is on the walls of the house in hollow places of greenish or reddish hue, and their appearance is lower than the wall.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:37:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 14:37, so the Hebrew word בְּקִירֹ֣ת (bekirot) 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.14.37.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.37.W5.S1) and character.