Leviticus 14:51

“He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and in the living water, and sprinkle the house seven times.”

Leviticus 14:51 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 14:51, word by word

He shall takeלָקַחlakach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the cedarאֶרֶזerez

cedar

Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.

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woodעֵץets

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

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and the hyssopאֵזֹבezov

hyssop

Hyssop: a plant with small branches used like a brush for sprinkling.

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and the scarletשְׁנִיsheni

scarlet

Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.

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and the scarletתּוֹלַעַתtolaat

scarlet

Bright red dye from a worm, or thread of that color.

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and the livingחַיָּהchaya

alive

Having life, not dead.

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birdצִּפֹּרtsipor

bird

Bird, small bird.

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and dipטָבַלtaval

dip

Dip, plunge into a liquid.

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in the bloodדַםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

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of the slaughteredשְּׁחוּטָהshechuta

slaughter

To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.

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waterמַּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and sprinkleהִזָּהhiza

sprinkle

Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).

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the houseבַּיִתbayit

house

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

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sevenשֶׁבַעsheva

seven

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

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timesפְּעָמִיםpeamim

time

Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.

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The context

50He shall slaughter the one bird in an earthen vessel over living water.

51 · This verse (above)

52He shall purify the house with the blood of the bird and with the living water and with the living bird and with the cedar wood and with the hyssop and with the scarlet.

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