Leviticus 18:19:5Lev.18.19.W5TAB
תִקְרַ֔ב
tikrav
“approach”
- Transliteration
- tik-RAV
- Extended
- tihk-RAHV
- IPA
- /tiqˈrav/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
LO tik-RAV
- clause
LO tik-RAV leh-gal-LOHT ehr-va-TAAH
- sentence
veh-el-ish-SHAA be-nid-DAT tum-ah-TAH LO tik-RAV leh-gal-LOHT ehr-va-TAAH
Exegesis
The negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ precedes the imperfect tikrav {תִקְרַב | tiq-rav} ‘you shall approach’, forming a direct prohibition.
Root and etymology
q-r-bqof-resh-bet
“to approach, come near”
In context — Leviticus 18:19
And you shall not approach a woman during the uncleanness of her menstruation to uncover her nakedness .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 18:19, so the Hebrew word תִקְרַ֔ב (tikrav) 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.18.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.19.W5.S1) and character.