Leviticus 20:21:1Lev.20.21.W1TAB
וְאִ֗ישׁ
veheesh
“and a man”
- Transliteration
- veh-EESH
- Extended
- veh-EESH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-EESH
- clause
veh-EESH a-SHER yik-KAKH et-E-shet a-KHI-v nid-DAH HEE
- sentence
veh-EESH a-SHER yik-KAKH et-E-shet a-KHI-v nid-DAH HEE er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
Exegesis
The verse begins with ve’ish {וְאִ֗ישׁ | vǝ-ʾîš}, introducing the subject in a legal formula.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-yod-shin
“man, person”
In context — Leviticus 20:21
And if a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity ; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness . They will be childless.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 20:21, so the Hebrew word וְאִ֗ישׁ (veheesh) 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.20.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.21.W1.S1) and character.