And a vesselוּכְלִיof clayחֶרֶשׂthatאֲשֶׁרthe man with the dischargeהַזָּבtouchesיִגַּע בּוֹshall be broken,יִשָּׁבֵרand everyוְכָלvesselכְּלִיof woodעֵץshall be rinsedיִשָּׁטֵףin water.בַּמָּיִם
Leviticus 15:12
Study it in the app“And a vessel of clay that the man with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.”
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Leviticus 15:12, word by word
- And a vesselכְלִיcheli
vessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “cheli” appears- of clayחֶרֶשׂcheres
earthenware
Baked clay, earthenware; a piece of pottery.
Where else “cheres” appears- the man with the dischargeזָּבzav
have a discharge
To have a bodily emission causing uncleanness.
Where else “zav” appears- touchesיִגַּעyiga
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “yiga” appears- shall be brokenיִשָּׁבֵרyishaver
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “yishaver” appears- of woodעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- shall be rinsedיִשָּׁטֵףyishatef
rinse
To clean something by pouring water over it.
Where else “yishatef” appears- in waterמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
11And anyone whom the man with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.
12 · This verse (above)
13And when the man with the discharge becomes clean from his discharge, he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his garments and bathe his body in living water, and he shall be clean.