Leviticus 20:21:11Lev.20.21.W11TAB
עֲרִירִ֥ים
aririm
“childless”
- Transliteration
- a-ri-RIM
- Extended
- a-ri-REEM
- IPA
- /ʕă.ri.ˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- childless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-ri-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-ri-RIM yih-YU
- clause
er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
- 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 final clause aririm yihyu {עֲרִירִ֥ים יִהְיֽוּ | ʿărîrîm yiḥyû} presents the consequence “they will be childless” with the imperfect indicating ongoing state. The structure moves from case introduction through offense description to prescribed outcome, reflecting Hebrew legal parallelism.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-rayin-resh-resh
“to be childless”
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 20:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 20:21, so the Hebrew word עֲרִירִ֥ים (aririm) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.21.W11.S1) and character.