To purifyלְחַטֵּאthe houseהַבַּיִתhe shall takeוְלָקַחtwoשְׁתֵּיbirds,צִפֳּרִיםand cedarוְ אֶרֶזwood,עֵץand scarlet,וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַתand hyssop.וְאֵזֹב
Leviticus 14:49
Study it in the app“To purify the house he shall take two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.”
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Leviticus 14:49, word by word
- To purifyחַטֵּאchate
purify
To cleanse from sin or uncleanness.
Where else “chate” appears- the houseבַּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears- he shall takeלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- birdsצִפֳּרִיםtsiporim
bird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsiporim” appears- and cedarאֶרֶזerez
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “erez” appears- woodעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- and scarletשְׁנִיsheni
scarlet
Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.
Where else “sheni” appears- and scarletתוֹלַעַתtolaat
scarlet
Bright red dye from a worm, or thread of that color.
Where else “tolaat” appears- and hyssopאֵזֹבezov
hyssop
Hyssop: a plant with small branches used like a brush for sprinkling.
Where else “ezov” appears
The context
48But if the priest indeed comes and examines it, and, look, the mark has not spread in the house after the house has been plastered, the priest shall declare clean the house, for the mark has been healed.
49 · This verse (above)
50He shall slaughter the one bird in an earthen vessel over living water.