Leviticus
Leviticus 11:36
36Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevertheless | אַ֣ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| a spring | מַעְיָ֥ן | ma‘·yān | Noun - masculine singular | H4599 spring |
| or cistern | וּב֛וֹר | ū·ḇō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H953 pit, cistern, well |
| containing | מִקְוֵה־ | miq·wêh- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4723 hope |
| water | מַ֖יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| will remain | יִהְיֶ֣ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| clean | טָה֑וֹר | ṭā·hō·wr | Adjective - masculine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| but one who touches | וְנֹגֵ֥עַ | wə·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| a carcass in it | בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם | bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| will be unclean | יִטְמָֽא׃ | yiṭ·mā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.