Leviticus 17:16:3Lev.17.16.W3TAB
יְכַבֵּ֔
yekhabes
“wash”
- Transliteration
- ye-kha-BES
- Extended
- yeh-kha-BEHS
- IPA
- /jəxabˈbeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-kha-BES
- phraseyour reading level
LO ye-kha-BES
- clause
ve-IM LO ye-kha-BES oo-ve-sa-RO LO yir-KHATS
- sentence
ve-IM LO ye-kha-BES oo-ve-sa-RO LO yir-KHATS ve-na-SAA a-vo-NO
Exegesis
Two parallel negations, lo yekabbes {לֹא יְכַבֵּס | lōʾ yə-kab-bēs} ‘he does not wash’ and lo yirḥaṣ {לֹא יִרְחָץ | lōʾ yi-rḥāṣ} ‘he does not bathe’, set out dual cleansing requirements.
Root and etymology
k-b-sk-b-s
“to launder, wash thoroughly”
In context — Leviticus 17:16
And if he does not wash his garments and does not bathe his flesh, then he will bear his guilt .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 17:16, so the Hebrew word יְכַבֵּ֔ (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.17.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.16.W3.S1) and character.