Leviticus 18:6:3Lev.18.6.W3TAB
אֶל־כָּל־שְׁאֵ֣ר
elkolsheer
“to any close relative”
- Transliteration
- el-kol-she-ER
- Extended
- el-kohl-sheh-EHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.kɔl.ʃəˈʔeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to any close relative
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-kol-she-ER
- phraseyour reading level
el-kol-she-ER be-sa-RO
- clause
ISH ISH el-kol-she-ER be-sa-RO LO tik-re-VOO le-gal-LOT er-VAAH
- sentence
ISH ISH el-kol-she-ER be-sa-RO LO tik-re-VOO le-gal-LOT er-VAAH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase el-kol-she’er be-saro {אֶל־כָּל־שְׁאֵ֣ר בְּשָׂרוֹ | ʾel kol šeʾêr bə-sārô} functions as a circumstantial expression “toward every close kin.”
Root and etymology
š-ʾ-r
“flesh, remnant”
In context — Leviticus 18:6
None of you is to approach any close relative to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 18:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כָּל־שְׁאֵ֣ר (elkolsheer) 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.18.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.6.W3.S1) and character.