Leviticus 20:19:11Lev.20.19.W11TAB
עֲוֺנָ֥ם
ahvohnaam
“their iniquity”
- Transliteration
- ah-voh-NAAM
- Extended
- ah-voh-NAAM
- IPA
- /ʕa.vo.ˈnaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their iniquity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ah-voh-NAAM
- phraseyour reading level
ah-voh-NAAM yih-sah-OO
- clause
KI eht-sheh-eh-RO he-eh-RAA ah-voh-NAAM yih-sah-OO
- sentence
veh-er-VAT a-KHOT im-ME-kha va-a-KHOT a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH KI eht-sheh-eh-RO he-eh-RAA ah-voh-NAAM yih-sah-OO
Exegesis
The verse concludes with the Qal imperfect yisau {יִשָּֽׂאוּ | yi-ssā-ʾû} ‘they will bear’ linked to avonam {עֲוֺנָ֥ם | ʿa-wō-nām} ‘their iniquity,’ reinforcing ongoing accountability. The balanced construct chains and varied verbal stems underscore the seriousness of kinship violations and enduring nature of guilt.
In context — Leviticus 20:19
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for that is to uncover one’s close relative; they shall bear their iniquity .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 20:19, so the Hebrew word עֲוֺנָ֥ם (ahvohnaam) 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.20.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.19.W11.S1) and character.