Leviticus 22:5 Go deeper
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Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; (KJV)
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אוֹ\־'ov-or
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Leviticus 22:5 word 1
אִישׁ֙'ishanyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Leviticus 22:5 word 2
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho
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 22:5 word 3
יִגַּ֔עyi.Ga'he will touch
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Leviticus 22:5 word 4
בְּכָל\־be.khol<in> any
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 22:5 word 5
שֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzswarming thing
Lemma: שֶׁ֫רֶץ (she.rets) · Strong's: H8318
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: swarm
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 7:21, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 11:20, Leviticus 11:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8318; TAHOT Leviticus 22:5 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
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 22:5 word 7
יִטְמָא\־yit.ma'-it is unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 22:5 word 8
א֤וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Leviticus 22:5 word 9
בְאָדָם֙ve.'a.Dam<in> anyone
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Leviticus 22:5 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho
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 22:5 word 11
יִטְמָא\־yit.ma'-he is unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 22:5 word 12
לְכֹ֖לle.Kholto all
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 22:5 word 13
טֻמְאָתֽוֹ\׃tum.'a.Touncleanness his
Lemma: טֻמְאָה (tum.ah) · Strong's: H2932
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: uncleanness
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 7:20, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 14:19, Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2932; TAHOT Leviticus 22:5 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| whoever | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| touches | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| a | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| crawling creature | → | שֶׁ֫רֶץ H8318 swarm |
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| a person | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| makes him unclean | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| whatever | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the uncleanness may be | → | טֻמְאָה H2932 uncleanness |
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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