Leviticus 21:10:11Lev.21.10.W11TAB
אֶת־הַבְּגָדִ֑ים
ethabbegadim
“the garments”
- Transliteration
- et-hab-be-ga-DIM
- Extended
- eet-hahb-beh-ga-DEEM
- IPA
- /ʔeːt-hab.bəɡaˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the garments
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-hab-be-ga-DIM
- clause
ve-ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL meh-eh-KHAV a-SHER-yoo-TSAK al-RO-sho SHE-men ham-mish-KHA oo-mil-LE et-yah-DO lil-BOSH et-hab-be-ga-DIM
- sentence
ve-ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL meh-eh-KHAV a-SHER-yoo-TSAK al-RO-sho SHE-men ham-mish-KHA oo-mil-LE et-yah-DO lil-BOSH et-hab-be-ga-DIM et-ro-SHO LO yif-RA oo-ve-ga-DAV LO yif-ROM
Exegesis
The Piel perfect ū-mil-lē {וּמִלֵּא | ū·mil·lē} with the idiom et yā-dô {אֵת־יָדוֹ | ʾet yā·dô} signifies consecration, and the infinitive construct li-lbōš {לִלְבֹּשׁ | li·lĕ·bōš} governs ha-bə-gā-dîm {הַבְּגָדִים | ha·bə·gā·dîm}, designating the priestly vestments.
Root and etymology
ב־ג־ד
“garment, covering”
In context — Leviticus 21:10
The high priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been consecrated to put on the priestly garments, must not let his hair go unkempt nor tear his garments.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 21:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַבְּגָדִ֑ים (ethabbegadim) 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.21.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.10.W11.S1) and character.