Leviticus

Leviticus 15:16

¹⁶When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	וְאִ֕ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
has an emission	שִׁכְבַת־	šiḵ·ḇaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7902 act of lying, layer
of semen	זָ֑רַע	zā·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
he must bathe	וְרָחַ֥ץ	wə·rā·ḥaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
his whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
body	בְּשָׂר֖וֹ	bə·śā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
with water	בַּמַּ֛יִם	bam·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and he will be unclean	וְטָמֵ֥א	wə·ṭā·mê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
evening	הָעָֽרֶב׃	hā·‘ā·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening

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