Leviticus 21:19:1Lev.21.19.W1TAB
א֣וֹ
oh
“or”
- Transliteration
- OH
- Extended
- OHH
- 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
OH
- phraseyour reading level
OH EESH
- clause
OH EESH a-SHER-yi-HYEH VO SHE-ver RA-gel
- sentence
OH EESH a-SHER-yi-HYEH VO SHE-ver RA-gel OH SHE-ver YAD
Exegesis
The disjunctive o ish {אוֹ אִישׁ | ʾô ʾîš} ‘or man’ introduces an alternative disqualification.
The parallel expression shever regel {שֶׁבֶר רָגֶל | še-ver rā-gel} and shever yad {שֶׁבֶר יָד | še-ver yād}, joined by o {אוֹ | ʾô} ‘or’, establishes mutual exclusivity. The English ‘has a broken foot or hand’ conveys the Hebrew idiom while preserving natural syntax.
In context — Leviticus 21:19
Or a man who has in him a broken foot or a broken hand .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 21:19, so the Hebrew word א֣וֹ (oh) 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.21.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.19.W1.S1) and character.