Leviticus 20:17:13Lev.20.17.W13TAB
וְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּ
venikhretoo
“and they shall be cut off”
- Transliteration
- ve-nikh-re-TOO
- Extended
- veh-NIKH-reh-TOO
- IPA
- /və.nix.rəˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall be cut off
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-nikh-re-TOO
- clause
ve-EESH a-SHER-yi-KAKH ET-a-KHO-to bat-a-VIV OH bat-i-MO ve-ra-AH ET-er-va-TAH ve-HEE-tir-EH ET-er-va-TO KHE-sed HU ve-nikh-re-TOO le-eh-NEE be-NEY am-MAM
- sentence
ve-EESH a-SHER-yi-KAKH ET-a-KHO-to bat-a-VIV OH bat-i-MO ve-ra-AH ET-er-va-TAH ve-HEE-tir-EH ET-er-va-TO KHE-sed HU ve-nikh-re-TOO le-eh-NEE be-NEY am-MAM er-VAT a-KHO-to gil-LAH a-vo-NO yi-SA
Exegesis
The clause ve-nikretu le-einei benei ammam {וְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּ לְעֵינֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י עַמָּ֑ם | wə-nikkəreṯû lə-ʿênêy bə-nê ʿammām} uses a prepositional phrase to underscore public sanction.
Root and etymology
Rootk-r-t
“to cut off”
In context — Leviticus 20:17
If a man takes his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace . They shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people; for he has uncovered his sister’s nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 20:17, so the Hebrew word וְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּ (venikhretoo) 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.20.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.17.W13.S1) and character.