Leviticus 15:21:4Lev.15.21.W4TAB
בְּגָדָ֛יו
behgahdaav
“his clothes”
- Transliteration
- beh-GAH-DAAV
- Extended
- beh-GAH-DAAV
- IPA
- /bəɣaˈdav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his clothes
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
beh-GAH-DAAV
- 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
Root and etymology
ב-ג-ד
“garment”
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 15:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 15:21, so the Hebrew word בְּגָדָ֛יו (behgahdaav) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.21.W4.S1) and character.