Leviticus 15:9:5Lev.15.9.W5TAB
הַזָּ֖ב
hazav
“the one with the discharge”
- Transliteration
- ha-ZAV
- Extended
- hah-ZAAV
- IPA
- /hazˈzaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one with the 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
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-mer-KAV a-SHER yir-KAV a-LAV ha-ZAV yit-MA
Exegesis
The term ha-zav {הַזָּב | hā-zā-ḇ} identifies the source of impurity as the man with a discharge.
Root and etymology
ז־ו־בZ V B
“to flow, ooze”
In context — Leviticus 15:9
And every saddle upon which the man with a discharge will ride shall become unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 15:9, 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.15.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.9.W5.S1) and character.