Leviticus 21:18:9Lev.21.18.W9TAB
א֣וֹ
o
“or”
- Transliteration
- O
- Extended
- OH
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
O
- phraseyour reading level
O pi-SE-akh
- clause
ISH ee-VER O pi-SE-akh O kha-RUM O sa-RU-a
- 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 following clause mirrors this with ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ and a syndetic list of physical conditions—ivver {עִוֵּר | ʿiv-ver} ‘blind’, pisseach {פִסֵּחַ | pî-sê-āḥ} ‘lame’, charum {חָרֻם | ḥă-rûm} ‘disfigured’, sarua {שָׂרוּעַ | să-rû-aʿ} ‘stretched-out’—each joined by o {אוֹ | ʾō} ‘or’. This general prohibition followed by enumerated examples underscores the priestly requirement for ritual purity by explicitly excluding all with physical blemishes.
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 21:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 21:18, so the Hebrew word א֣וֹ (o) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.18.W9.S1) and character.