Leviticus 17:14:2Lev.17.14.W2TAB
כָּל־בָּשָׂ֗ר
kolbasar
“all flesh”
- Transliteration
- kol-ba-SAR
- Extended
- kohl-bah-SAAR
- IPA
- /kol.baːˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- all flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
kol-ba-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
kee-NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR
- clause
kee-NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO be-naf-SHO HU vah-oh-MAR liv-NEI yis-ra-EL DAM kol-ba-SAR LO toh-KHE-loo
- sentence
kee-NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO be-naf-SHO HU vah-oh-MAR liv-NEI yis-ra-EL DAM kol-ba-SAR LO toh-KHE-loo kee NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO HI kol-oh-khe-LAV yi-ka-RET
Exegesis
The construct chain nefesh kol basar {נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֗ר | nefeš kol basar} ‘the life of all flesh’ positions nefesh as the head noun modified by kol basar in a genitival relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-shin-resh
“flesh; body”
In context — Leviticus 17:14
Because the life of all flesh is its blood—in its life it is. And I have said to the sons of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it shall be cut off .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 17:14, so the Hebrew word כָּל־בָּשָׂ֗ר (kolbasar) 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.17.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.14.W2.S1) and character.