Leviticus 15:5:7Lev.15.5.W7TAB
וְרָחַ֥ץ
verakhats
“bathe”
- Transliteration
- ve-ra-KHATS
- Extended
- veh-rah-KHAATS
- IPA
- /və.ra.ˈxats/
Meaning by language
- English
- bathe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ra-KHATS
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim
- 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
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yechabes {יְכַבֵּס | yĕ-ḥăb-bēs} ‘he shall wash’ requires intensive cleansing of garments, followed by the Qal perfect verachats {וְרָחַץ | wə-rā-ḥaṣ} ‘and he shall bathe’ for the body.
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 15:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 15:5, so the Hebrew word וְרָחַ֥ץ (verakhats) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.5.W7.S1) and character.