Leviticus 14:9:6Lev.14.9.W6TAB
אֶת־רֹאשׁ֤וֹ
etrosho
“his head”
- Transliteration
- et-RO-sho
- Extended
- eht-ROH-shoh
- IPA
- /ʔet.roːˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his head
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-RO-sho
- phraseyour reading level
et-RO-sho veh-et-ze-KAH-no
- clause
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
- 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
The repetition of the imperfect yə-gallāḥ {יְגַלַּח | yə-gallāḥ} with kol śə-ʿārō {כָּל־שְׂעָר֗וֹ | kol-śə-ʿā-rō} distributes emphasis to each listed part—rō-šō {רֹאשׁ֤וֹ | rō-šō}, zə-qānō {זְקָנוֹ֙ | zə-qānō}, gabbōṯ {גַּבֹּ֣ת | gabbōṯ}, and ʿê-nāw {עֵינָ֔יו | ʿê-nāw}.
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 14:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־רֹאשׁ֤וֹ (etrosho) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.9.W6.S1) and character.