Leviticus 15:7:4Lev.15.7.W4TAB
יְכַבֵּ֧
yekhabes
“shall wash”
- Transliteration
- ye-kha-BES
- Extended
- yeh-khah-BEHS
- IPA
- /jə.xabˈbeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall wash
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they |
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Word in context
- word
ye-kha-BES
- phraseyour reading level
ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV
- clause
ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV veh-ra-KHATS bam-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-AH-rev
- sentence
veh-hah-no-GEH-ah biv-SAR ha-ZAV ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV veh-ra-KHATS bam-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-AH-rev
Exegesis
The sequential verbs yechabes {יְכַבֵּס | yĕ-ḵăb-bēs} and verachats {וְרָחַץ | wə-rā-ḥaṣ} employ Piel imperfect and Qal perfect forms to portray anticipated ritual actions. Vav successive conjunctions maintain legislative ordering.
In context — Leviticus 15:7
And whoever touches the flesh of the man with a discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 15:7, so the Hebrew word יְכַבֵּ֧ (yekhabes) 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.15.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.7.W4.S1) and character.