Leviticus 17:16:7Lev.17.16.W7TAB
וְנָשָׂ֖א
venasaa
“bear”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-SAA
- Extended
- veh-nah-SAA
- IPA
- /və.naˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- bear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-na-SAA
- clause
ve-na-SAA a-vo-NO
- sentence
ve-IM LO ye-kha-BES oo-ve-sa-RO LO yir-KHATS ve-na-SAA a-vo-NO
Exegesis
In the apodosis, the vav-consecutive venasa {וְנָשָׂא | wə-nā-sāʾ} ‘and he will bear’ links to avono {עָוֹן | ʿā-wō-n} ‘guilt’ to express the consequence of noncompliance. This parallel structure with a vav-consecutive clause forms a clear conditional–result construction, and the English maintains the ‘if…then’ pattern while distinguishing laundering from immersion.
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 17:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 17:16, so the Hebrew word וְנָשָׂ֖א (venasaa) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.16.W7.S1) and character.