Leviticus 15:5:6Lev.15.5.W6TAB
בְּגָדָ֛יו
begadav
“his clothes”
- Transliteration
- be-ga-DAV
- Extended
- beh-ga-DAAV
- IPA
- /bə.ɡa.ˈdaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his clothes
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ga-DAV
- phraseyour reading level
ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV
- clause
ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim ve-ta-ME ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
ve-ISH a-SHER yi-GA be-mish-KA-vo ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim ve-ta-ME ad-ha-A-rev
Root and etymology
RootBet Gimel Dalet
“garment, covering”
In context — Leviticus 15:5
And a man who touches his bed shall wash his clothes , and bathe in water , and he shall be unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 15:5, 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.15.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.5.W6.S1) and character.