Numbers 19:7:4Num.19.7.W4TAB
וְרָחַ֤ץ
verakhats
“and he shall bathe”
- Transliteration
- ve-ra-KHATs
- Extended
- veh-ra-KHATS
- IPA
- /vɛraˈħats/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he shall bathe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ra-KHATs
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ra-KHATs be-sa-RO
- clause
ve-ki-BES be-ga-DAV ha-ko-HEN ve-ra-KHATs be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-KHA-ne
- sentence
ve-ki-BES be-ga-DAV ha-ko-HEN ve-ra-KHATs be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-KHA-ne ve-ta-ME ha-ko-HEN ad-ha-a-REV
Exegesis
The verse exhibits two vav-consecutive verbs, ve-khibbes {וְכִבֶּס | wə-ḵibbés} “wash” and ve-rachatz {וְרָחַץ | wə-ra-ḥáṣ} “bathe,” establishing a sequential purification ritual.
In context — Numbers 19:7
And the priest shall wash his garments , and he shall bathe his flesh in water; afterward, he may come into the camp, but the priest shall remain unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 19:7, so the Hebrew word וְרָחַ֤ץ (verakhats) 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.19.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.7.W4.S1) and character.