Leviticus 15:20:5Lev.15.20.W5TAB
בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ
beniddahtah
“during her menstrual impurity”
- Transliteration
- be-NID-dah-TAH
- Extended
- beh-NID-dah-TAAH
- IPA
- /bə.nid.daˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- during her menstrual impurity
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NID-dah-TAH
- clause
veh-KOL a-SHER tish-KAV a-LAV be-NID-dah-TAH yit-MA
- sentence
veh-KOL a-SHER tish-KAV a-LAV be-NID-dah-TAH yit-MA veh-KOL a-SHER-te-SHEV a-LAV yit-MA
Exegesis
The phrase beniddatah {בְּנִדָּתָהּ | bə-niddā-tāh} specifically marks the menstrual period as a time of ritual separation, and the repeated verb yitma {יִטְמָ֑א | yiṭ-mā} forms the result clause “becomes unclean.” Hebrew’s condition-then-result ordering and the deliberate parallelism reinforce the legal principle that contact with objects during impurity transmits uncleanness. The balanced structure underscores both actions equally.
Root and etymology
n-d-hnun-dalet-heh
“to be removed, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 15:20
And everything upon which she lies during her menstrual impurity becomes unclean , and everything upon which she sits also becomes unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 15:20, so the Hebrew word בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ (beniddahtah) 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.15.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.20.W5.S1) and character.