Leviticus 20:21:4Lev.20.21.W4TAB
אֶת־אֵ֥שֶׁת
eteshet
“wife of”
- Transliteration
- et-E-shet
- Extended
- et-EH-shet
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈʔeːʃɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wife of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
et-E-shet
- phraseyour reading level
et-E-shet a-KHI-v
- 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 verb yikkakh {יִקַּ֛ח | yiqqāḥ} in the Qal imperfect presents a generic action “takes,” with et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marking the direct object phrase eshet achiv {אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יו | ʾēšet ʾaḥîw} “his brother’s wife.”
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 20:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 20:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֵ֥שֶׁת (eteshet) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.21.W4.S1) and character.