The nakednessעֶרְוַתof a womanאִשָּׁהand her daughterוּבִתָּהּyou shall notלֹאuncover;תְגַלֵּהyou shall notלֹאtakeתִקַּחher son’sבְּנָהּdaughterאֶת בַּתorוְher daughter’sבִּתָּהּdaughterאֶת בַּתto uncoverלְגַלּוֹתher nakedness;עֶרְוָתָהּtheyהֵנָּהare close relatives;שַׁאֲרָהitהִואis infamy.זִמָּה
Leviticus 18:17
Study it in the app“The nakedness of a woman and her daughter you shall not uncover; you shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are close relatives; it is infamy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 18:17, 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 a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- and her daughterבִתָּvita
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vita” appears- uncoverתְגַלֵּהtegale
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “tegale” appears- takeתִקַּחtikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “tikach” appears- her son’sבְּנָbena
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bena” appears- are close relativesשַׁאֲרָהshaara
close relative (woman)
A close female relative, of the same blood.
Where else “shaara” appears- is infamyזִמָּהzima
lewdness
A shameful deed, especially sexual.
Where else “zima” appears
The context
16The nakedness of your brother’s wife you shall not uncover; it is the nakedness of your brother.
17 · This verse (above)
18And you shall not take a woman in addition to her sister as a rival, uncovering her nakedness besides her while she is alive.