Leviticus 18:14:1Lev.18.14.W1TAB
עֶרְוַ֥ת
ehrvat
“nakedness”
- Transliteration
- ehr-VAT
- Extended
- ehr-VAHT
- IPA
- /ʕɛr.ˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- nakedness
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
ehr-VAT
- phraseyour reading level
ehr-VAT a-KHEE-a-VEE-kha
- clause
ehr-VAT a-KHEE-a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH
- sentence
ehr-VAT a-KHEE-a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH el-ISH-TO LO tik-RAAV doh-DAT-kha HI
Exegesis
The complex construct chain erwat-achi-avikha {עֶ֣רְוַת־אֲחִֽי־אָבִ֖יךָ | ʿerwāṯ-ʾaḥî-ʾāviḵā} foregrounds kinship boundaries, while the prepositional phrase el-ishto {אֶל־אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ | ʾel-ʾištō} clearly marks the prohibited object.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-hayin-resh-he
“nakedness, exposure”
In context — Leviticus 18:14
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, nor approach his wife—for she is your aunt .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 18:14, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוַ֥ת (ehrvat) 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.18.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.14.W1.S1) and character.