Leviticus 15:21:3Lev.15.21.W3TAB
יְכַבֵּ֧
yehkhabes
“wash”
- Transliteration
- yeh-kha-BES
- Extended
- yeh-kha-BEHS
- IPA
- /jəxabˈbeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- wash
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yeh-kha-BES
- phraseyour reading level
yeh-kha-BES beh-GAH-DAAV
- clause
yeh-kha-BES beh-GAH-DAAV veh-ra-KHATS bam-MA-YEEM veh-ta-MEH ahd-ha-AA-rev
- sentence
veh-khohl-ha-noh-geh-AH beh-mish-KAH-VAH yeh-kha-BES beh-GAH-DAAV veh-ra-KHATS bam-MA-YEEM veh-ta-MEH ahd-ha-AA-rev
Exegesis
The sequence yekhabbes {יְכַבֵּס | yə-ḵabbēs} ‘he shall wash’ (imperfect) and verachats {וְרָחַץ | wə-rā-ḥaṣ} ‘and he shall bathe’ (perfect) lays out prescriptive actions, with English modals conveying obligation.
In context — Leviticus 15:21
And anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will remain unclean until evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 15:21, so the Hebrew word יְכַבֵּ֧ (yehkhabes) 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.15.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.21.W3.S1) and character.