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And everyוְכָלgarmentבֶּגֶדand everyוְכָלskinעוֹרon whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוthere isיִהְיֶהan emissionשִׁכְבַתof semenזָרַעshall be washedוְכֻבַּסin waterבַּמַּיִםand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening.הָעָרֶב
Leviticus 15:17
Study it in the app“And every garment and every skin on which there is an emission of semen shall be washed in water and be unclean until the evening.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 15:17, word by word
- garmentבֶּגֶדbeged
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “beged” appears- skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- there isיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- an emissionשִׁכְבַתshichvat
emission
A man's emission of semen, which under the law left him unclean until evening.
Where else “shichvat” appears- of semenזָרַעzara
semen
The fluid from a man that gives rise to a child.
Where else “zara” appears- shall be washedכֻבַּסchubas
wash
To wash clothes; or wash from sin.
Where else “chubas” appears- in waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and be uncleanטָמֵאtame
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “tame” appears- the eveningעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears
The context
16And if a man has an emission of semen, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until the evening.
17 · This verse (above)
18And a woman with whom a man lies with an emission of semen: they shall bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.