Leviticus 5:2:8Lev.5.2.W8TAB
בְּנִבְלַ֤ת
behnivlat
“carcass of”
- Transliteration
- beh-niv-LAT
- Extended
- beh-niv-LAHT
- IPA
- /bə.nivˈlat/
Meaning by language
- English
- carcass of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
beh-niv-LAT
- phraseyour reading level
beh-niv-LAT khai-YA
- sentence
OH NE-fesh a-SHER ti-GA beh-khol-dah-VAR ta-MEH OH beh-niv-LAT khai-YA teh-meh-AH OH neh-veh-LAT beh-heh-MAH teh-meh-AH OH bi-neh-veh-LAT SHE-rets tah-MEH veh-neh-LAM mi-meh-NOO veh-HOO tah-MEH veh-ah-SHEM
Exegesis
A tricolon of benivlat {בְּנִבְלַת | bə-niv-lāṯ} ‘in the carcass of’ plus tme’ah/tame {טְמֵאָה/טָמֵא | ṭemeʾāh/tāmē} ‘unclean’ enumerates three categories, each coordinated by o {אוֹ | ô} ‘or’.
In context — Leviticus 5:2
Or if a person touches any unclean thing, the carcass of an unclean wild animal, a domestic beast, or a swarming creature, and it is hidden from him, he is unclean and guilty .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 5:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 5:2, so the Hebrew word בְּנִבְלַ֤ת (behnivlat) 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.5.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.5.2.W8.S1) and character.