Leviticus 14:8:1Lev.14.8.W1TAB
וְכִבֶּס֩
vekihbes
“wash”
- Transliteration
- ve-kih-BES
- Extended
- veh-kih-BEHS
- IPA
- /vəkibˈbɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- wash
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit |
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Word in context
- word
ve-kih-BES
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kih-BES ha-mit-ta-HER et-beh-gah-DAV
- clause
ve-kih-BES ha-mit-ta-HER et-beh-gah-DAV ve-gil-LAKH et-KOL-seh-ah-RO veh-rah-KHATS ba-MA-yim veh-ta-HER veh-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-kha-NEH
- sentence
ve-kih-BES ha-mit-ta-HER et-beh-gah-DAV ve-gil-LAKH et-KOL-seh-ah-RO veh-rah-KHATS ba-MA-yim veh-ta-HER veh-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-kha-NEH veh-ya-SHAV mi-KHUTS le-ah-ho-LO shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The verse organizes its ritual sequence through a series of vav consecutive clauses initiated by vekhibbes {וְכִבֶּס | wə-ḵibbəs} ‘and he shall wash’.
In context — Leviticus 14:8
And the one being cleansed shall wash his garments , shave off all his hair, and bathe in water; then he shall be clean. Afterwards he shall enter the camp , but he shall remain outside his tent for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 14:8, so the Hebrew word וְכִבֶּס֩ (vekihbes) 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.14.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.8.W1.S1) and character.