Leviticus 18:14:7Lev.18.14.W7TAB
תִקְרָ֔ב
tikraav
“approach”
- Transliteration
- tik-RAAV
- Extended
- tihk-RAAV
- IPA
- /tiq.ˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- approach
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-RAAV
- phraseyour reading level
LO tik-RAAV
- clause
el-ISH-TO LO tik-RAAV doh-DAT-kha HI
- sentence
ehr-VAT a-KHEE-a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH el-ISH-TO LO tik-RAAV doh-DAT-kha HI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} initiating two parallel prohibitions: tegallēh {תְגַלֵּ֑ה | təgallēh} ‘you shall uncover’ and tikrāv {תִקְרָ֔ב | tiqrāḇ} ‘you shall approach’.
Root and etymology
q-r-bqof-resh-bet
“to approach, come near”
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 18:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 18:14, so the Hebrew word תִקְרָ֔ב (tikraav) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.14.W7.S1) and character.