Numbers 19:12:7Num.19.12.W7TAB
יִטְהָ֑ר
yithar
“he will be clean”
- Transliteration
- yit-HAR
- Extended
- yit-HAAHR
- IPA
- /jitˈhaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will be clean
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yit-HAR
- clause
HU yit-khat-TA-BO ba-YOM hash-li-SHI u-va-YOM hash-vi-I yit-HAR
- sentence
HU yit-khat-TA-BO ba-YOM hash-li-SHI u-va-YOM hash-vi-I yit-HAR ve-IM-LO yit-khat-TA ba-YOM hash-li-SHI u-va-YOM hash-vi-I LO yit-HAR
Exegesis
The repetition of the purification verb and the parallel clause structure underscore the necessity of compliance for achieving yiṯ-hār {יִטְהָר | yiṯ-hār} ‘become clean.’
Root and etymology
ט־ה־ר
“to be clean”
In context — Numbers 19:12
He shall purify himself with it on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall be clean ; but if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he shall not be clean.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 19:12, so the Hebrew word יִטְהָ֑ר (yithar) 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 Num.19.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.12.W7.S1) and character.