Leviticus 15:12

“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.”

Leviticus 15:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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