Leviticus 15:22:7Lev.15.22.W7TAB
וְרָחַ֥ץ
vehrakhats
“and bathe”
- Transliteration
- veh-ra-KHATS
- Extended
- veh-rah-KHAHTS
- IPA
- /wə.raˈxats/
Meaning by language
- English
- and bathe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-ra-KHATS
- phraseyour reading level
veh-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim
- clause
ye-kha-BES beh-ga-DAV veh-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
veh-khol-han-no-GEA beh-khohl-ke-LEE ah-sher-te-SHEV ah-LAV ye-kha-BES beh-ga-DAV veh-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-A-rev
Exegesis
The sequence yekhabbes…verachats {יְכַבֵּ֧ס … וְרָחַ֥ץ | yə-ḵabbēḏ … wə-raš-ḥaṣ} places washing garments before bathing, reflecting ritual order.
In context — Leviticus 15:22
And anyone who touches any vessel on which she sits must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will be unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 15:22, so the Hebrew word וְרָחַ֥ץ (vehrakhats) 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.15.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.22.W7.S1) and character.