Leviticus 15:4:5Lev.15.4.W5TAB
הַזָּ֖ב
hazav
“the one with discharge”
- Transliteration
- ha-ZAV
- Extended
- hah-ZAAV
- IPA
- /hazˈzaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one with discharge
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ZAV
- 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
Exegesis
The participle ha-zav {הַזָּב | haz-zāv} specifies “the man with a discharge,” marking the source of impurity.
Root and etymology
Rootz-v-b
“to flow, discharge”
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 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 15:4, so the Hebrew word הַזָּ֖ב (hazav) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.4.W5.S1) and character.