Leviticus 18:11:1Lev.18.11.W1TAB
עֶרְוַ֨ת
ervaat
“the nakedness of”
- Transliteration
- er-VAAT
- Extended
- ehr-VAAT
- IPA
- /ʕɛr.ˈvaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the nakedness of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
er-VAAT
- phraseyour reading level
er-VAAT bat-E-shet a-VEE-KHA
- clause
er-VAAT bat-E-shet a-VEE-KHA mo-LE-det a-VEE-KHA a-khot-KHA HEE
- sentence
er-VAAT bat-E-shet a-VEE-KHA mo-LE-det a-VEE-KHA a-khot-KHA HEE LO te-gal-LE er-va-TAH
Exegesis
The prohibition begins with ervat {עֶרְוַת | ʿer-wāṯ} ‘nakedness’, an idiom for sexual contact.
Root and etymology
ע־ר־הayin–resh–heh
“to be exposed, lay bare”
In context — Leviticus 18:11
The nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 18:11, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוַ֨ת (ervaat) 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.18.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.11.W1.S1) and character.