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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
be-ga-DAV
- phraseyour reading level
ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV
- 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
- 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 context — Numbers 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.