Leviticus 16:4:17Lev.16.4.W17TAB
אֶת־בְּשָׂר֖וֹ
etbehsaroh
“his body”
- Transliteration
- ET-beh-SA-ROH
- Extended
- ET-beh-sah-ROH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bə.saˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his body
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-beh-SA-ROH
- clause
big-dee-KOH-desh HEM veh-RA-khats ba-MA-yim ET-beh-SA-ROH u-leh-VE-SHAHM
- sentence
keh-TOH-neht-BAD KOH-desh yil-BAASH u-mikh-neh-see-BAD yih-YOO al-beh-sa-ROH u-beh-av-NET BAD yakh-GOR u-beh-mits-NEH-fet BAD yits-NOF big-dee-KOH-desh HEM veh-RA-khats ba-MA-yim ET-beh-SA-ROH u-leh-VE-SHAHM
Root and etymology
“flesh, body”
In context — Leviticus 16:4
He shall put on the sacred linen tunic , and the linen undergarments shall be upon his flesh; he shall tie with the linen sash and wrap himself with the linen turban. These are holy garments; so he shall bathe himself with water and put them on.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:4:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Leviticus 16:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּשָׂר֖וֹ (etbehsaroh) 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.16.4.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.4.W17.S1) and character.