Leviticus 18:15:1Lev.18.15.W1TAB
עֶרְוַ֥ת
ervat
“nakedness of”
- Transliteration
- er-VAT
- Extended
- ehr-VAHT
- IPA
- /ʕɛr.ˈwaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- nakedness of
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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 kal-lat-KHA
- clause
er-VAT kal-lat-KHA LO te-gal-EH
- sentence
er-VAT kal-lat-KHA LO te-gal-EH E-shet bin-KHA HI LO te-gal-EH er-va-TAH
Exegesis
The noun phrase ervat kallatekha {עֶרְוַת כַּלָּתְךָ | ʿerwâ kallatəḵā} ‘nakedness of your daughter-in-law’ occupies the object position in the first clause.
Root and etymology
ע־ר־הayin–resh–heh
“to be exposed, lay bare”
In context — Leviticus 18:15
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law ; she is the wife of your son, and you shall not uncover her nakedness .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 18:15, 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.18.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.15.W1.S1) and character.