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The nakednessעֶרְוַתof your father’sאָבִיךָsisterאֲחוֹתyou shall notלֹאuncover;תְגַלֵּהsheהִואis a close relativeשְׁאֵרof your father.אָבִיךָ
Leviticus 18:12
Study it in the app“The nakedness of your father’s sister you shall not uncover; she is a close relative of your father.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 18:12, word by word
- The nakednessעֶרְוַתervat
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervat” appears- of your father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- sisterאֲחוֹתachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- uncoverתְגַלֵּהtegale
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “tegale” appears- is a close relativeשְׁאֵרsheer
close relative
A close relative.
Where else “sheer” appears
The context
11The nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father, she is your sister; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
12 · This verse (above)
13The nakedness of your mother’s sister you shall not uncover, for she is a close relative of your mother.