Exodus 12:19

“For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses; for whoever eats anything leavened, that person shall be cut off from the community of Israel, whether a resident alien or a native of the land.”

Exodus 12:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 12:19, word by word

For sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shivat” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yamim” appears
leavenשְׂאֹרseor

leaven

Leaven: the fermented dough kept to make bread rise.

Where else “seor” appears
shall be foundיִמָּצֵאyimatse

be present

To be present in a place, or to be enough.

Where else “yimatse” appears
in your housesבָתֵּיvate

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “vate” appears
eatsאֹכֵלochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “ochel” appears
anything leavenedמַחְמֶצֶתmachmetset

what is leavened

What is leavened: bread or dough that has fermented.

Where else “machmetset” appears
personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

Where else “nefesh” appears
shall be cut offנִכְרְתָהnichrta

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “nichrta” appears
from the communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “adat” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
whether a resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
a nativeאֶזְרַחezrach

native

Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.

Where else “ezrach” appears
of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears

The context

18In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month, in the evening.

19 · This verse (above)

20You shall not eat anything leavened; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread.’ ”

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