Leviticus 15:13:12Lev.15.13.W12TAB
בְּשָׂר֛וֹ
besaro
“his flesh”
- Transliteration
- be-sa-RO
- Extended
- beh-sah-ROH
- IPA
- /bə.saˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
be-sa-RO
- phraseyour reading level
veh-rah-KHATS be-sa-RO
- clause
veh-rah-KHATS be-sa-RO be-ma-YIM khai-YIM veh-ta-HER
- sentence
veh-KHEE-yit-HAR ha-ZAV mi-zoh-VO veh-SA-far LO shiv-AT ya-MIM le-ta-ho-ra-TO veh-ki-BES be-ga-DAV veh-rah-KHATS be-sa-RO be-ma-YIM khai-YIM veh-ta-HER
Exegesis
The coordinated commands (və-kib-bes bə-ḡā-dāw {וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו | və-kib-bes bə-ḡā-dāw} and və-rā-ḥaṣ bə-sā-rō {וְרָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ | və-rā-ḥaṣ bə-sā-rō}) present parallel ritual acts—washing garments versus bathing flesh—in bema-yim ḥay-yim {בְּמַיִם חַיִּים | bə-ma-yim ḥay-yim} ‘in living water’, emphasizing flowing water.
Root and etymology
b-s-rbet-shin-resh
“flesh, body”
In context — Leviticus 15:13
And when the one with a discharge is purified from his discharge, he shall count for himself seven days for his purification, and he shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in living water , and he shall be clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 15:13, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׂר֛וֹ (besaro) 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.15.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.13.W12.S1) and character.