Leviticus 15:10:5Lev.15.10.W5TAB
תַחְתָּ֔יו
takhtaw
“under him”
- Transliteration
- takh-TAW
- Extended
- takh-TAAW
- IPA
- /taħˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- under him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
takh-TAW
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yih-YEH takh-TAW
- clause
veh-KOL-ha-no-GEH-ah beh-KOL a-SHER yih-YEH takh-TAW yit-MA ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
veh-KOL-ha-no-GEH-ah beh-KOL a-SHER yih-YEH takh-TAW yit-MA ad-ha-A-rev veh-ha-no-SEH oh-TAM ye-kha-BES beh-ga-DAW veh-ra-KHATS bah-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-A-rev
Exegesis
The imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yi-hyēh}, combined with tahtavay {תַחְתָּיו | taḥtāyw}, signals a resultant conditional state.
In context — Leviticus 15:10
And anyone who touches anything under him shall be unclean until evening; and anyone who carries them shall wash his garments and bathe in water and shall be unclean until evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 15:10, so the Hebrew word תַחְתָּ֔יו (takhtaw) 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.15.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.10.W5.S1) and character.