Leviticus
Leviticus 14:6
6And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he is to take | יִקַּ֣ח | yiq·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the live | הַֽחַיָּה֙ | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| bird | הַצִּפֹּ֤ר | haṣ·ṣip·pōr | Article; Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| together with the cedar | הָאֶ֛רֶז | hā·’e·rez | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H730 cedar |
| wood | עֵ֥ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| scarlet yarn | שְׁנִ֥י | šə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8144 scarlet |
| and hyssop | הָאֵזֹ֑ב | hā·’ê·zōḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H231 hyssop |
| and dip | וְטָבַ֨ל | wə·ṭā·ḇal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2881 dip |
| them | וְאֵ֣ת׀ | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| into the blood | בְּדַם֙ | bə·ḏam | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| of the bird | הַצִּפֹּ֣ר | haṣ·ṣip·pōr | Article; Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| that was slaughtered | הַשְּׁחֻטָ֔ה | haš·šə·ḥu·ṭāh | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| over | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the fresh | הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ | ha·ḥay·yîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| water | הַמַּ֥יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.