Leviticus 16:19:7Lev.16.19.W7TAB
וְטִהֲר֣וֹ
vetiharo
“cleanse it”
- Transliteration
- ve-ti-ha-RO
- Extended
- veh-ti-ha-ROH
- IPA
- /və.ti.ħa.ˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cleanse it
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 | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ti-ha-RO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ti-ha-RO ve-kid-SHO
- clause
ve-ti-ha-RO ve-kid-SHO mit-TOOM-OT be-NEE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM be-ets-ba-O SHE-va pe-a-MEEM ve-ti-ha-RO ve-kid-SHO mit-TOOM-OT be-NEE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The Piel perfect verbs vetiharo {וְטִהֲר֣וֹ | wə-tih-ar-ō} ‘and he shall purify it’ and vekiddesho {וְקִדְּשׁ֔וֹ | wə-qid-de-shō} ‘and he shall consecrate it’ function in parallel, reinforcing dual aspects of cleansing and sanctification.
Root and etymology
t-h-rtet-heh-resh
“to be clean, purify”
In context — Leviticus 16:19
And he shall sprinkle on it from the blood with his finger seven times, and he shall purify it and consecrate it from the uncleannesses of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 16:19, so the Hebrew word וְטִהֲר֣וֹ (vetiharo) 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.16.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.19.W7.S1) and character.