Leviticus 15:18:6Lev.15.18.W6TAB
שִׁכְבַת־זָ֑רַע
shikhvatzara
“emission of semen”
- Transliteration
- shikh-VAT-ZA-ra
- Extended
- shikh-VAAT-ZAA-rah
- IPA
- /ʃixˈvat.ˈzaːraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- emission of semen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shikh-VAT-ZA-ra
- clause
veh-ih-SHAH ah-SHER yish-KAV ISH o-TAH shikh-VAT-ZA-ra
- sentence
veh-ih-SHAH ah-SHER yish-KAV ISH o-TAH shikh-VAT-ZA-ra veh-ra-kha-TSU va-MA-yim veh-tam-U ad-ha-A-rev
Exegesis
The construct phrase šikhvat zāraʿ {שִׁכְבַת־זָרַע | šikh-vat zā-rāʿ} ‘lying of seed’ establishes the ritual condition.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-kaf-bet
“to lie down; to have intercourse”
In context — Leviticus 15:18
And a woman with whom a man lies in an emission of semen—both shall wash with water , and they shall be unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 15:18, so the Hebrew word שִׁכְבַת־זָ֑רַע (shikhvatzara) 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.15.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.18.W6.S1) and character.