Leviticus 15:18 Go deeper
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The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. (KJV)
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וְאִשָּׁ֕הve.'i.Shahand a woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Leviticus 15:18 word 1
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhom
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 15:18 word 2
יִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.Kavhe will lie with
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to lie down: have sex
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901I; TAHOT Leviticus 15:18 word 3
אִ֛ישׁ'isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Leviticus 15:18 word 4
אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tahwith <the> her
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Leviticus 15:18 word 5
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 15:17, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 19:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7902; TAHOT Leviticus 15:18 word 6
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 15:17, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 19:20, Leviticus 22:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233I; TAHOT Leviticus 15:18 word 7
וְרָחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.Tzuand they will wash
Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to wash: wash
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 43:31, Exodus 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7364; TAHOT Leviticus 15:18 word 8
בַמַּ֔יִםva.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 15:18 word 9
וְטָמְא֖וּve.ta.me.'Uand they will be unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
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 15:18 word 10
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 15:18 word 11
הָעָֽרֶב\׃ha.'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 15:18 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| lies with | → | שָׁכַב H7901I to lie down: have sex |
| a woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| and there is an emission | → | שְׁכָבָה H7902 semen |
| of semen | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233I seed: semen |
| both must bathe | → | רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash |
| with water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| and they 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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