Leviticus 21:2 Go deeper
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But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is , for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, (KJV)
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כִּ֚יkithat
Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: that if: except
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 1
אִם\־'im-except
Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: except
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 2
לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹlish.'e.Rofor relative his
Lemma: שְׁאֵר (she.er) · Strong's: H7607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 21:10, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:12, Leviticus 18:13, Leviticus 20:19, Leviticus 25:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7607; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 3
הַקָּרֹ֖בha.ka.Ro<the> near
Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: near
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 4
אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 5
לְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.Mofor mother his
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 6
וּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.Vivand for father his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 7
וְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.Noand for son his
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 8
וּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.Toand for daughter his
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 9
וּלְאָחִֽיו\׃u.le.'a.Chivand for brother his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:2 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| except | → | כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except |
| . . . | → | [כִּי] אם H0518B if: except |
| for his immediate | → | קָרֹב H7138 near |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| family | → | שְׁאֵר H7607 flesh |
| his mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| or brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
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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