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and for his virginוְלַ הַבְּתוּלָהsister,אֲחֹתוֹwho is nearהַקְּרוֹבָהto him,אֵלָיוwhoאֲשֶׁרhas notלֹאbelongedהָיְתָהto a husband;לְאִישׁfor herלָהּhe may make himself unclean.יִטַּמָּא
Leviticus 21:3
Study it in the app“and for his virgin sister, who is near to him, who has not belonged to a husband; for her he may make himself unclean.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 21:3, word by word
- and for his virginבְּתוּלָהbetula
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “betula” appears- sisterאֲחֹתachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- who is nearקְּרוֹבָהkerova
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “kerova” appears- belongedהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- to a husbandאִישׁish
husband
Literally "her man": the one married to her.
Where else “ish” appears- he may make himself uncleanיִטַּמָּאyitama
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “yitama” appears
The context
2except for his close relative who is near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, and for his brother,
3 · This verse (above)
4He shall not make himself unclean as a leader among his people, so as to profane himself.