וַאֲח֥וֹת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַאֲח֥וֹת

   va-a-KHOT

   and sister of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַאֲח֥וֹת אָבִ֖יךָ

   va-a-KHOT a-VEE-kha

   and sister of your father
3. clause🔊 וְעֶרְוַ֨ת אֲח֧וֹת אִמְּךָ֛ וַאֲח֥וֹת אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה

   veh-er-VAT a-KHOT im-ME-kha va-a-KHOT a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH

   not uncover and nakedness of sister of your mother and sister of your father
4. sentence🔊 וְעֶרְוַ֨ת אֲח֧וֹת אִמְּךָ֛ וַאֲח֥וֹת אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּ֧י אֶת־שְׁאֵר֛וֹ הֶעֱרָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֥ם יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃

   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

   not uncover and nakedness of sister of your mother and sister of your father for his relative made naked their iniquity shall bear

Exegesis

The opening construct chain veervat akhot immekha {וְעֶרְוַ֨ת אֲח֧וֹת אִמְּךָ֛ | və-ʿer-wat ʾa-ḥôt ʾim-mə-ḵā} ‘the nakedness of your mother’s sister’ is paralleled by vaakhot avikha {וַאֲח֥וֹת אָבִ֖יךָ | va-ʾa-ḥôt ʾa-vi-ḵā} ‘and sister of your father,’ establishing dual kinship prohibitions.