Leviticus 15:27:5Lev.15.27.W5TAB
בְּגָדָ֛יו
begadav
“his garments”
- Transliteration
- be-ga-DAV
- Extended
- beh-ga-DAAV
- IPA
- /bəɡaˈdav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his garments
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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Word in context
- word
be-ga-DAV
- 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.
Root and etymology
RootBet-Gimel-Dalet
“garment”
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 15:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 15:27, so the Hebrew word בְּגָדָ֛יו (begadav) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.27.W5.S1) and character.