Leviticus 17:13:18Lev.17.13.W18TAB
בֶּעָפָֽר׃
beafar
“with earth”
- Transliteration
- be-a-FAR
- Extended
- beh-aa-FAR
- IPA
- /bəʕaˈfaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- with earth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-a-FAR
- clause
veh-SHA-fakh et-da-MO veh-khi-SAA-hoo be-a-FAR
- sentence
ve-ISH ISH mih-BEH-NEH yis-ra-EL oo-min-ha-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM a-SHER ya-TSUD TSEID khai-YA OHF a-SHER ye-a-KHEL veh-SHA-fakh et-da-MO veh-khi-SAA-hoo be-a-FAR
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase bə-ʿā-p̄ār {בֶּעָפָר | bə-ʿā-p̄ār} ‘with dust’ is rendered “dust/earth,” indicating the mode of covering. English subject–verb order replaces Hebrew clause-final verb placement for natural flow.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-p-r
“dust, loose soil”
In context — Leviticus 17:13
And any man of the sons of Israel, or from the stranger who sojourns among them, who hunts prey—animal or bird—that may be eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Leviticus 17:13, so the Hebrew word בֶּעָפָֽר׃ (beafar) 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.17.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.13.W18.S1) and character.