Leviticus 16:28:3Lev.16.28.W3TAB
יְכַבֵּ֣
yekhabes
“shall wash”
- Transliteration
- ye-kha-BES
- Extended
- yeh-khah-BEHS
- IPA
- /jə.xab.ˈbeːs/
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
ve-ha-so-REF o-TAM ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-rah-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim
- sentence
ve-ha-so-REF o-TAM ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-rah-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim ve-a-kha-REI-KHEN ya-VO el-ha-ma-kha-NEH
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yechabes {יְכַבֵּס | yə-ḥab-bēs} ‘shall wash’ conveys a mandatory purification act, linked to begadav {בְּגָדָיו | bə-ḡā-dāw} ‘in his garments.’
In context — Leviticus 16:28
And the one who burns them shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may enter the camp.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 16:28, so the Hebrew word יְכַבֵּ֣ (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.16.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.28.W3.S1) and character.