Leviticus 15:3:4Lev.15.3.W4TAB
בְּזוֹב֑וֹ
behzohvoh
“in his discharge”
- Transliteration
- beh-ZOH-VOH
- Extended
- beh-ZOH-VOH
- IPA
- /bə.zoː.ˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his discharge
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
beh-ZOH-VOH
- clause
ve-ZOT tih-YEH tum-a-TO beh-ZOH-VOH
- sentence
ve-ZOT tih-YEH tum-a-TO beh-ZOH-VOH RAAR beh-sa-ROH et-ZOH-VOH oh-hekh-TEEM beh-sa-ROH miz-ZOH-VOH tum-a-TO HEE
Exegesis
The construct phrase tum’ato bezovo {טֻמְאָת֖וֹ בְּזוֹב֑וֹ | ṯum-ʾā-tô bə-zō-vô} specifies the basis of ritual status.
Root and etymology
Rootz-w-b
“to flow, discharge”
In context — Leviticus 15:3
Now this will be his impurity in his discharge: whether his discharge flows from his flesh or is blocked in his flesh, it will be an impurity.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 15:3, so the Hebrew word בְּזוֹב֑וֹ (behzohvoh) 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.15.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.3.W4.S1) and character.