For his fatherלְאָבִיוor for his mother,וּלְאִמּוֹfor his brotherלְאָחִיוor for his sister,וּלְאַחֹתוֹhe shall notלֹאmake himself uncleanיִטַּמָּאfor themלָהֶםwhen they die,בְּמֹתָםbecauseכִּיthe consecrationנֵזֶרof his Elohimאֱלֹהָיוis onעַלhis head.רֹאשׁוֹ
Numbers 6:7
Study it in the app“For his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, he shall not make himself unclean for them when they die, because the consecration of his Elohim is on his head.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 6:7, word by word
- For his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- or for his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- for his brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- or for his sisterאַחֹתachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- make himself uncleanיִטַּמָּאyitama
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “yitama” appears- when they dieמֹתָmota
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mota” appears- the consecrationנֵזֶרnezer
consecration
Being set apart for God, like the Nazirite.
Where else “nezer” appears- of his Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohay” appears- his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears
The context
6All the days that he separates himself to YHWH he shall not go near a dead person.
7 · This verse (above)
8All the days of his consecration he is holy to YHWH.