Leviticus 21:18:6Lev.21.18.W6TAB
יִקְרָ֑ב
yikrav
“draw near”
- Transliteration
- yik-RAV
- Extended
- yik-RAAV
- IPA
- /jiq.ˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- draw near
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
yik-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
ah-sher-BO MUM LO yik-RAV
- clause
KI khol-ISH ah-sher-BO MUM LO yik-RAV
- sentence
KI khol-ISH ah-sher-BO MUM LO yik-RAV ISH ee-VER O pi-SE-akh O kha-RUM O sa-RU-a
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} negates the verb yikrav {יִקְרָב | yiq-rāv} ‘shall come near’, forming a prohibitive statement.
Root and etymology
ק־ר־ב
“to draw near”
In context — Leviticus 21:18
For any man who has a defect shall not come near: a man who is blind, or lame, or mutilated in face , or a limb too long.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 21:18, so the Hebrew word יִקְרָ֑ב (yikrav) 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.21.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.18.W6.S1) and character.