Leviticus 15:17 Go deeper
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And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. (KJV)
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וְכָל\־ve.kholand every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 1
בֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedgarment
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 2
וְכָל\־ve.kholand every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 3
ע֔וֹרorhide
Lemma: עוֹר (or) · Strong's: H5785
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: skin
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:16, Exodus 22:27, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5785; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 4
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 5
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 6
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 7
שִׁכְבַת\־shikh.vat-a laying of
Lemma: שְׁכָבָה (she.kha.vah) · Strong's: H7902
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: semen
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Leviticus 15:16, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 19:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7902; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 8
זָ֑רַעZa.ra'seed
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seed: semen
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 15:16, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 19:20, Leviticus 22:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233I; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 9
וְכֻבַּ֥סve.khu.Basand it will be washed
Lemma: כָּבַס (ka.vas) · Strong's: H3526H
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPq3ms)
Meaning: to wash
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 49:11, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3526H; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 10
בַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimwith <the> water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 11
וְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'and it will be unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to defile
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 12
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 13
הָעָֽרֶב\׃\ \פha.'A.revthe evening
Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: evening
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Leviticus 15:17 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Any | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| clothing | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| . . . | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| or leather | → | עוֹר H5785 skin |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| there is | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| an emission | → | שְׁכָבָה H7902 semen |
| of semen | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233I seed: semen |
| must be washed | → | כָּבַס H3526H to wash |
| with water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| and it will remain unclean | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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