Old Testament
Leviticus
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The words of Leviticus
Leviticus uses 930 different Hebrew words, 9,932 in all. 73 of them appear nowhere else in the Bible, 44 of those only once.
Words that mark this book
Used here far more than in the rest of the Old Testament, strongest first. They are a quick guide to what the book is about.
- כֹּהֵן kôhên priest 180 of its 726 uses
- טָמֵא ṭâmê be or become unclean 80 of its 158 uses
- קָרַב qârab come near, approach 100 of its 276 uses
- נֶגַע nega stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot 48 of its 64 uses
- עוֹר ôr skin 50 of its 81 uses
- חַטָּאָה chaṭṭââh offence, penalty, occasion 81 of its 292 uses
- דָּם dâm blood 86 of its 347 uses
- אִשָּׁה ishshâh an offering made by fire 42 of its 65 uses
- חֶלֶב cheleb fat 46 of its 88 uses
- מִזְבֵּחַ mizbêach altar 86 of its 393 uses
- כָּפַר kâphar cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation 47 of its 100 uses
- טָמֵא ṭâmê unclean 44 of its 85 uses
- קֹדֶשׁ qôdesh sacred, sanctity 90 of its 437 uses
- אַהֲרוֹן Ahărôn Aaron 77 of its 339 uses
- טָהֵר ṭâhêr be clean, pure 43 of its 94 uses
- צָרַעַת tsâraath leprosy 28 of its 35 uses
- כָּבַס kâbas (tread), wash 30 of its 49 uses
- קׇרְבָּן qorbân offering, oblation 35 of its 75 uses
- שָׁחַט shâchaṭ slaughter, beat 35 of its 80 uses
- עֹלָה ôlâh whole burnt-offering 60 of its 279 uses
- פָּשָׂה pâsâh spread 18 of its 18 uses
- בֶּגֶד beged treachery 52 of its 213 uses
- עֵרֶךְ êrek order, row, estimate 22 of its 29 uses
- אָשָׁם âshâm offence, guilt 25 of its 42 uses
Words found only in Leviticus
Used more than once, and only in this book.
- פָּשָׂה pâsâh spread 18 times
- נֶתֶק netheq scab 13 times
- בֹּהֶרֶת bôhereth brightness, bright spot 10 times
- זוֹב zôb issue 10 times
- שְׁתִי shethî warp 9 times
- קְרִי qerî opposition, contrariness 7 times
- מִכְוָה mikvâh burnt-spot, scar of a burn 5 times
- מוּךְ mûk be low, depressed, grow poor 5 times
- לֹג lôg log, measure for liquids 5 times
- עֲזָאזֵל ăzâzêl entire removal 4 times
- רָבַע râba lie stretched out, lie down 3 times
- קָרַחַת qârachath baldness of head 3 times
- צָהֹב tsâhôb gleaming, yellow 3 times
- פֶּדֶר peder suet 3 times
- מִסְפַּחַת mispachath id. 3 times
- גַּבַּחַת gabbachath bald forehead 3 times
- תֶּבֶל tebel confusion 2 times
- שֶׂרֶט sereṭ incision 2 times
- שֶׁפֶךְ shephek pouring 2 times
- שְׂעִירָה seîrâh she-goat 2 times
- צְמִיתֻת tsemîthuth completion, finality 2 times
- פָּרַם pâram tear, rend garment 2 times
- סַפַּחַת sappachath eruption, scab 2 times
- מַרְחֶשֶׁת marchesheth stew-pan, sauce-pan 2 times
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.