Leviticus 21:11:7Lev.21.11.W7TAB
וּלְאִמּ֖וֹ
ooleimmo
“and for his mother”
- Transliteration
- oo-le-im-MO
- Extended
- oo-leh-IHM-MOH
- IPA
- /u.lə.ʔim.ˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for his mother
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
oo-le-im-MO
- phraseyour reading level
le-a-VIV oo-le-im-MO
- clause
le-a-VIV oo-le-im-MO LO yih-ta-MA
- sentence
ve-AL kol-naf-SHOT MET LO ya-VO le-a-VIV oo-le-im-MO LO yih-ta-MA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases le-aviv ū-le-immo {לְאָבִ֥יו וּלְאִמּוֹ | lə-ʾā-ḇî-w ū-lə-ʾim-mōw} ‘to his father and to his mother’ demonstrate that the rule overrides closest kinship ties. Relying on the Niphal imperfect in yittama conveys a reflexive nuance, indicating the priest must refrain from any action that would render him impure. The verse’s chiastic structure and repeated negatives reinforce the absolute requirement of priestly purity.
In context — Leviticus 21:11
He shall not enter where any dead is, nor shall he become unclean for his father or his mother.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 21:11, so the Hebrew word וּלְאִמּ֖וֹ (ooleimmo) 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.21.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.11.W7.S1) and character.