Leviticus 14:47:4Lev.14.47.W4TAB
אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו
etbegadav
“his clothes”
- Transliteration
- et-be-ga-DAV
- Extended
- eht-beh-gah-DAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bə.ɡaˈdaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his clothes
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-ga-DAV
- clause
ve-ha-sho-KHEV ba-BA-yit ye-kha-BES et-be-ga-DAV
- sentence
ve-ha-sho-KHEV ba-BA-yit ye-kha-BES et-be-ga-DAV ve-ha-o-KHEL ba-BA-yit ye-kha-BES et-be-ga-DAV
Exegesis
The verb yə-kha-bēs {יְכַבֵּס | yə-kha-bēs} ‘shall wash’ is repeated, followed by the direct-object-marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} introducing the noun be-gā-dāyw {בְּגָדָיו | bə-gā-dāyw} ‘his garments’. This parallel structure underscores equal ritual obligations for both activities.
Root and etymology
RootBet, Gimel, Dalet
“garment, covering”
In context — Leviticus 14:47
And whoever lies down in the house shall wash his garments , and whoever eats in the house shall wash his garments.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:47:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:47, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו (etbegadav) 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.14.47.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.47.W4.S1) and character.