Leviticus 19:28:1Lev.19.28.W1TAB
וְשֶׂ֣רֶט
veseret
“and incision”
- Transliteration
- ve-SE-ret
- Extended
- veh-SEH-ret
- IPA
- /və.ˈsɛ.rɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and incision
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-SE-ret
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh
- clause
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM
- sentence
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
Roots-r-t
“to cut; engrave”
In context — Leviticus 19:28
You shall not make an incision for a soul in your flesh, and you shall not put engraving on yourselves. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:28, so the Hebrew word וְשֶׂ֣רֶט (veseret) 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.19.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.28.W1.S1) and character.