Leviticus 14:7:3Lev.14.7.W3TAB
הַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר
hamittahehr
“the one being cleansed”
- Transliteration
- ha-mit-ta-HEHR
- Extended
- hah-mit-ta-HEHR
- IPA
- /ham.mit.taˈheːr/
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-mit-ta-HEHR
- phraseyour reading level
AL ha-mit-ta-HEHR
- clause
ve-hiz-ZAH AL ha-mit-ta-HEHR min-ha-tsa-RA-at SHE-va pe-a-MEEM
- sentence
ve-hiz-ZAH AL ha-mit-ta-HEHR min-ha-tsa-RA-at SHE-va pe-a-MEEM veh-ti-hah-ROH veh-shil-LAKH et-ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YAH al-pe-NEE ha-SA-deh
Exegesis
The verse employs the vav-consecutive vehizzah {וְהִזָּה | wə-hiz-zāh} to introduce the ritual action, followed by the Piel participle hammitaher {הַמִּטַּהֵר | ham-miṭ-tah-hēr} as the recipient.
Root and etymology
Roott-h-r
“to cleanse”
In context — Leviticus 14:7
And he shall sprinkle upon the one being cleansed from the leprosy seven times and declare him clean. Then he shall release the live bird into the open field.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 14:7, so the Hebrew word הַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר (hamittahehr) 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.14.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.7.W3.S1) and character.