Leviticus 14:49:2Lev.14.49.W2TAB
לְחַטֵּ֥א
lekhate
“to purify”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-TE
- Extended
- leh-kha-TEH
- IPA
- /lə.ħa.ˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to purify
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-TE
- phraseyour reading level
le-kha-TE et-ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-la-KAKH le-kha-TE et-ha-BA-yit SHTEY tsip-po-REEM
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH le-kha-TE et-ha-BA-yit SHTEY tsip-po-REEM ve-ETS E-rez oo-she-NEE to-LAH-at ve-e-ZOV
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive construct lə-ḥattê {לְחַטֵּא | lə-ḥat-tê} ‘to purify’ introduces a purpose clause governing the subsequent phrase.
Root and etymology
RootChet Tet Aleph
“to purify”
In context — Leviticus 14:49
He shall take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn , and hyssop to purify the house.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:49:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:49, so the Hebrew word לְחַטֵּ֥א (lekhate) 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.14.49.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.49.W2.S1) and character.