Leviticus 16:28:4Lev.16.28.W4TAB
בְּגָדָ֔יו
begadav
“his clothes”
- Transliteration
- be-ga-DAV
- Extended
- beh-gah-DAHV
- IPA
- /bə.ɡa.ˈdav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his clothes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ga-DAV
- 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.’
Root and etymology
b-g-db-g-d
“garment”
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 16:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 16:28, so the Hebrew word בְּגָדָ֔יו (begadav) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.28.W4.S1) and character.