Leviticus 18:8:2Lev.18.8.W2TAB
אֵֽשֶׁת־אָבִ֖יךָ
ehshetaveekha
“the wife of”
- Transliteration
- eh-shet-a-VEE-kha
- Extended
- eh-shet-ah-VEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈʃɛθ.ʔaˈviːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wife of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eh-shet-a-VEE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
er-VAT eh-shet-a-VEE-kha
- clause
er-VAT eh-shet-a-VEE-kha LO teh-gal-LEH
- sentence
er-VAT eh-shet-a-VEE-kha LO teh-gal-LEH er-VAT a-VEE-kha HI
Exegesis
The Hebrew construct ervat eshet-avikha {עֶרְוַת אֵשֶׁת־אָבִיךָ | ʿer-wat e-shet-a-vī-kha} binds “nakedness” to “wife of your father.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-bAleph-Bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Leviticus 18:8
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is the nakedness of your father.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 18:8, so the Hebrew word אֵֽשֶׁת־אָבִ֖יךָ (ehshetaveekha) 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.18.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.8.W2.S1) and character.