Leviticus 15:4:8Lev.15.4.W8TAB
אֲשֶׁר־יֵשֵׁ֥ב
asheryehshev
“that sits”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-yeh-SHEV
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-yeh-SHEHV
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr.jeˈʃev/
Meaning by language
- English
- that sits
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-yeh-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-yeh-SHEV a-LAV
- clause
veh-kol-ha-KLEE a-SHER-yeh-SHEV a-LAV 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
y-sh-v
“to sit”
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 15:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 15:4, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־יֵשֵׁ֥ב (asheryehshev) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.4.W8.S1) and character.