Leviticus 17:16:4Lev.17.16.W4TAB
וּבְשָׂר֖וֹ
oovesaro
“and his flesh”
- Transliteration
- oo-ve-sa-RO
- Extended
- oo-veh-SAH-ROH
- IPA
- /u.və.saˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
oo-ve-sa-RO
- 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
The phrase uvesaro {וּבְשָׂרוֹ | ū-ḇə-sā-rō} ‘and in his flesh’ serves as the object of the immersion mandate.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-shin-resh
“flesh; body”
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 17:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 17:16, so the Hebrew word וּבְשָׂר֖וֹ (oovesaro) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.16.W4.S1) and character.