Leviticus 18:11:2Lev.18.11.W2TAB
בַּת־אֵ֤שֶׁת
bateshet
“daughter of the wife of”
- Transliteration
- bat-E-shet
- Extended
- baht-EH-shet
- IPA
- /bat.ˈʔeː.ʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- daughter of the wife of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bat-E-shet
- 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 construct chain bat eshet avikha {בַּת־אֵשֶׁת אָבִיךָ | băṯ ʾē-šeṯ ʾā-vi-ḵā} ‘daughter of your father’s wife’ links daughter to the wife in construct state.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-tav
“daughter”
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 18:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 18:11, so the Hebrew word בַּת־אֵ֤שֶׁת (bateshet) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.11.W2.S1) and character.