Leviticus 18:9:1Lev.18.9.W1TAB
עֶרְוַ֨ת
ervat
“nakedness of”
- Transliteration
- er-VAT
- Extended
- ehr-VAHT
- IPA
- /ʕɛrˈvaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- nakedness of
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 | |
| 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 a-KHOT-kha vat-a-VEE-kha
- clause
er-VAT a-KHOT-kha vat-a-VEE-kha OH vat-i-MEKH-kha mo-LE-det BA-yit OH mo-LE-det KHUTS
- sentence
er-VAT a-KHOT-kha vat-a-VEE-kha OH vat-i-MEKH-kha mo-LE-det BA-yit OH mo-LE-det KHUTS LO te-gal-LEH er-va-TAN
Exegesis
The verse opens with a construct chain ervat akhotkha {עֶרְוַת | ʿer·wāṯ} ‘nakedness’ + ‘your sister’ indicating the legal subject.
Root and etymology
ע־ר־הayin–resh–heh
“to be exposed, lay bare”
In context — Leviticus 18:9
The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother, whether born in the house or born outside, you shall not uncover their nakedness .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 18:9, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוַ֨ת (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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.9.W1.S1) and character.