Leviticus 14:9:16Lev.14.9.W16TAB
אֶת־בְּשָׂר֛וֹ
etbesaro
“his flesh”
- Transliteration
- et-be-sa-RO
- Extended
- eht-beh-sah-ROH
- IPA
- /ʔet.bəsaˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his flesh
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-be-sa-RO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ra-KHATs et-be-sa-RO
- clause
ve-ki-BES et-be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATs et-be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-ta-HER
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM hash-vee-EE ye-ga-LAKH et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH et-RO-sho veh-et-ze-KAH-no ve-ET ga-BOT ei-NAV veh-et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH ye-ga-LE-akh ve-ki-BES et-be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATs et-be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-ta-HER
Exegesis
Sequential direct object markers ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} reinforce this individual focus.
In context — Leviticus 14:9
And it shall be on the seventh day that he shall shave off all his hair—from his head, his beard, and the eyebrows of his eyes—indeed, all his hair he shall shave off. Then he shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּשָׂר֛וֹ (etbesaro) 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.14.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.9.W16.S1) and character.