Leviticus 18:6:8Lev.18.6.W8TAB
עֶרְוָ֑ה
ervaah
“nakedness”
- Transliteration
- er-VAAH
- Extended
- ehr-VAAH
- IPA
- /ʕɛrˈvaː/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
er-VAAH
- phraseyour reading level
le-gal-LOT er-VAAH
- 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 infinitive legalot ervah {לְגַלּ֣וֹת עֶרְוָ֑ה | lə-gallôt ʿerwah} serves as a euphemistic purpose clause.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-h
“nakedness”
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 18:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 18:6, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוָ֑ה (ervaah) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.6.W8.S1) and character.