Leviticus 15:27:4Lev.15.27.W4TAB
וְכִבֶּ֧
vekhibes
“wash”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHI-BES
- Extended
- veh-KHEE-BEHS
- IPA
- /vəxiˈbes/
Meaning by language
- English
- wash
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met |
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Word in context
- word
ve-KHI-BES
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHI-BES be-ga-DAV
- clause
ve-KHI-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim ve-ta-ME ad-ha-AA-rev
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-no-GE-a BAM yit-MA ve-KHI-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim ve-ta-ME ad-ha-AA-rev
Exegesis
The sequence of purification actions—Piel perfect vekibes {וְכִבֶּ֧ס | wə-ḵibbēs} “and he shall wash” with begadav {בְּגָדָ֛יו | bǝ-ḡā-dāyw}, followed by Qal perfect verachats {וְרָחַ֥ץ | wə-rā-ḥaṣ} “and he shall bathe” in bammayim {בַּמַּ֖יִם | ba-mmāyim}—creates a structured remedial sequence.
In context — Leviticus 15:27
Anyone who touches them will become unclean ; he must wash his garments and bathe in water, and he will remain unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 15:27, so the Hebrew word וְכִבֶּ֧ (vekhibes) 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.15.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.27.W4.S1) and character.