Leviticus 15:24:3Lev.15.24.W3TAB
יִשְׁכַּ֨ב
yishkav
“lies”
- Transliteration
- yish-KAV
- Extended
- yish-KAAV
- IPA
- /jiʃ.ˈkaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- lies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yish-KAV
- phraseyour reading level
sha-KHOV yish-KAV EESH
- clause
ve-IM sha-KHOV yish-KAV EESH o-TAH oo-te-HI nid-DA-TAH a-LAV ve-ta-ME shiv-AT ya-MEEM
- sentence
ve-IM sha-KHOV yish-KAV EESH o-TAH oo-te-HI nid-DA-TAH a-LAV ve-ta-ME shiv-AT ya-MEEM ve-KHOL-ha-mish-KAV a-SHER-yish-KAV a-LAV yit-MA
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute shakhov {שָׁכֹב | šā-ḵōw} paired with the imperfect yishkav {יִשְׁכַּב | yiš-kav} intensifies the action.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-kaf-bet
“to lie down; to have intercourse”
In context — Leviticus 15:24
And if a man lies with her, and her menstrual impurity becomes upon him, then he shall be unclean for seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 15:24, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁכַּ֨ב (yishkav) 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.15.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.24.W3.S1) and character.