Numbers 19:8:4Num.19.8.W4TAB

בְּגָדָיו֙

begadav

his clothes

Transliteration
be-ga-DAV
Extended
beh-ga-DAHV
IPA
/bəɡaˈdav/

Meaning by language

English
his clothes

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + גָ + דָיו֙
be + ga + dav
begadav

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Gimelg as in good
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ga-DAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV

  3. clause

    ve-ha-SO-ref o-TAH ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ba-MA-yim ve-ra-KHATS be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-SO-ref o-TAH ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ba-MA-yim ve-ra-KHATS be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim ve-ta-ME ad-ha-AH-rev

Exegesis

The Piel imperfect yechabes {יְכַבֵּ֤ס | yə-ḥabbêṣ} ‘he shall wash’ expresses obligation and governs begadav {בְּגָדָיו֙ | bə-gā-ḏāyw} ‘his clothes’ in a possessive construct.

Root and etymology

Rootbet-gimel-dalet

garment, covering

In contextNumbers 19:8

And the one who burns it must wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, and he will be unclean until the evening.

About this coordinate

Numbers 19:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 19:8, so the Hebrew word בְּגָדָיו֙ (begadav) 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.19.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.8.W4.S1) and character.