Leviticus 15:4:3Lev.15.4.W3TAB
יִשְׁכַּ֥ב
yishkav
“lies”
- Transliteration
- yish-KAV
- Extended
- yish-KAAV
- IPA
- /jiʃˈkav/
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
a-SHER yish-KAV a-LAV
- clause
kol-ha-mish-KAV a-SHER yish-KAV a-LAV ha-ZAV yit-MA
- sentence
kol-ha-mish-KAV a-SHER yish-KAV a-LAV ha-ZAV yit-MA veh-kol-ha-KLEE a-SHER-yeh-SHEV a-LAV yit-MA
Root and etymology
Rootshin-kaf-bet
“to lie down; to have intercourse”
In context — Leviticus 15:4
Every bed on which the man with a discharge lies shall become unclean , and every object on which he sits shall become unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 15:4, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁכַּ֥ב (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.15.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.4.W3.S1) and character.