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the personנֶפֶשׁwhoאֲשֶׁרtouchesתִּגַּעitבּוֹshall be uncleanוְטָמְאָהuntilעַדthe eveningהָעָרֶבand shall notוְלֹאeatיֹאכַלofמִןthe holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁיםunlessכִּי אִםhe has bathedרָחַץhis bodyבְּשָׂרוֹin water.בַּמָּיִם
Leviticus 22:6
Study it in the app“the person who touches it shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has bathed his body in water.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 22:6, word by word
- the personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- touchesתִּגַּעtiga
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “tiga” appears- shall be uncleanטָמְאָהtama
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “tama” 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- eatיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- the holy thingsקֳּדָשִׁיםkodashim
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodashim” appears- he has bathedרָחַץrachats
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rachats” appears- his bodyבְּשָׂרbesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besar” appears- in waterמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
5or a man who touches any swarming thing by which he becomes unclean, or a human being by whom he becomes unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be,
6 · This verse (above)
7And when the sun has set, he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, for it is his food.