Leviticus 18:12:1Lev.18.12.W1TAB
עֶרְוַ֥ת
ervat
“the nakedness of”
- Transliteration
- er-VAT
- Extended
- ehr-VAHT
- IPA
- /ʕɛrˈvat/
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-VAT
- phraseyour reading level
er-VAT a-KHOT-a-vi-KHA
- clause
er-VAT a-KHOT-a-vi-KHA LO te-gal-LEH
- sentence
er-VAT a-KHOT-a-vi-KHA LO te-gal-LEH she-ER a-vi-KHA HI
Exegesis
The verse begins with ervat {עֶרְוַ֥ת | ‘er·wāṯ} ‘nakedness’, a legal euphemism for prohibited sexual intimacy.
Root and etymology
ע־ר־הayin–resh–heh
“to be exposed, lay bare”
In context — Leviticus 18:12
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is the flesh of your father.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 18:12, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוַ֥ת (ervat) 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.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.12.W1.S1) and character.