Leviticus 21:20:12Lev.21.20.W12TAB
אָֽשֶׁךְ׃
ashekh
“testicles”
- Transliteration
- A-SHEKH
- Extended
- AA-SHEKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔaʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- testicles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-SHEKH
- phraseyour reading level
meh-ROH-akh A-SHEKH
- clause
O ga-RAV O yal-LE-fet O meh-ROH-akh A-SHEKH
- sentence
o-gib-BEHN o-DAK O teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH O ga-RAV O yal-LE-fet O meh-ROH-akh A-SHEKH
Exegesis
The participle merōaḥ {מְרוֹחַ | merōaḥ} ‘crushed’ precedes the noun ’āšeḵ {אָשֶׁךְ | ’āšeḵ} ‘testicle’, forming a resultative description of injury. The repetition of the conjunction underscores that any single condition suffices for disqualification.
Root and etymology
א־ש־ך
“testicle”
In context — Leviticus 21:20
Or a hunchback, or one of small stature , or one having a blemish in his eye, or a scab, or an itching disease , or one whose testicle is crushed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 21:20, so the Hebrew word אָֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ashekh) 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.21.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.20.W12.S1) and character.