Leviticus 14:7:4Lev.14.7.W4TAB
מִן־הַצָּרַ֖עַת
minhatsaraat
“from the leprosy”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-tsa-RA-at
- Extended
- meen-hah-tsah-RAH-aht
- IPA
- /min.ha.tsˈra.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the leprosy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-tsa-RA-at
- 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 construct min-hazzaraʻat {מִן־הַצָּרַעַת | min-hat-ṣā-ra-ʻat} expresses the cause of purification.
Root and etymology
Rootts-r-'
“to be leprous”
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 14:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:7, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַצָּרַ֖עַת (minhatsaraat) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.7.W4.S1) and character.