Leviticus 16:24:2Lev.16.24.W2TAB
אֶת־בְּשָׂר֤וֹ
etbesaro
“his flesh”
- Transliteration
- et-be-sa-RO
- Extended
- eht-beh-sah-ROH
- IPA
- /ʔet.bəsaˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-sa-RO
- phraseyour reading level
veh-RAH-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim
- clause
veh-RAH-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH ve-la-VASH et-be-ga-DAV
- sentence
veh-RAH-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH ve-la-VASH et-be-ga-DAV ve-ya-TSA ve-a-SA et-o-la-TOH ve-et-o-LAT ha-AM ve-ki-PER ba-a-DO u-ve-AD ha-AM
Exegesis
Each et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks a direct object—his flesh, his garments, his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people—underscoring ritual specificity.
Root and etymology
“flesh, body”
In context — Leviticus 16:24
And he shall wash his flesh in water in a holy place , and he shall put on his garments, and he shall go out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and he shall make atonement for himself and for the people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 16:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּשָׂר֤וֹ (etbesaro) 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.16.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.24.W2.S1) and character.