Leviticus 21:3:9Lev.21.3.W9TAB
יִטַּמָּֽא׃
yitamaa
“become unclean”
- Transliteration
- yi-ta-MAA
- Extended
- yee-tah-MAA
- IPA
- /jitːamˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- become unclean
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-ta-MAA
- clause
LAH yi-ta-MAA
- sentence
veh-lah-ah-KHOH-toh ha-be-tu-LAH ha-ke-ro-VAH e-LAV a-SHER lo-ha-ye-TAH le-ISH LAH yi-ta-MAA
Exegesis
The final verb yiṭ-ṭam-māʾ {יִטַּמָּא | yiṭ-ṭam-māʾ} in Qal imperfect conveys a normative requirement.
Root and etymology
ṭ-m-ʾtet-mem-aleph
“unclean”
In context — Leviticus 21:3
And for his sister, the virgin who has not been to a man and is closely related to him, he shall make himself unclean for her.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 21:3, so the Hebrew word יִטַּמָּֽא׃ (yitamaa) 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.21.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.3.W9.S1) and character.