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They shall notלֹאtakeיִקָּחוּa womanאִשָּׁהwho is a prostituteזֹנָהor profaned,וַחֲלָלָהand they shall notוְ לֹאtakeיִקָּחוּa womanאִשָּׁהdivorcedגְּרוּשָׁהfrom her husband,מֵאִישָׁהּforכִּיheהוּאis holyקָדֹשׁto his Elohim.לֵאלֹהָיו
Leviticus 21:7
Study it in the app“They shall not take a woman who is a prostitute or profaned, and they shall not take a woman divorced from her husband, for he is holy to his Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 21:7, word by word
- takeיִקָּחוּyikachu
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikachu” appears- a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- who is a prostituteזֹנָהzona
prostitute oneself
To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.
Where else “zona” appears- or profanedחֲלָלָהchalala
profaned
Another word spelled the same: a dishonored woman.
Where else “chalala” appears- divorcedגְּרוּשָׁהgerusha
divorced woman
A woman whose husband sent her away.
Where else “gerusha” appears- from her husbandאִישָׁisha
husband
Literally "her man": the one married to her.
Where else “isha” appears- is holyקָדֹשׁkadosh
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kadosh” appears- to his Elohimאלֹהָיlohay
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohay” appears
The context
6They shall be holy to their Elohim and shall not profane the name of their Elohim, for they present the fire offerings of YHWH, the food of their Elohim; so they shall be holy.
7 · This verse (above)
8And you shall sanctify him, for he presents the food of your Elohim; he shall be holy to you, for I, YHWH, who sanctifies you, am holy.