Leviticus 21:3

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Leviticus 21:3


← Leviticus 21:2 Leviticus 21:3 (KJV) Leviticus 21:4 →
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And for his sisterH269 a virginH1330, that is nighH7138 unto him, which hath had no husbandH376; for her may he be defiledH2930.


Original Hebrew

וְלַאֲחֹתֹו הַבְּתוּלָה הַקְּרֹובָה אֵלָיו אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָיְתָה לְאִישׁ לָהּ יִטַּמָּא׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וְ/לַ/אֲחֹת֤/וֹ
ve./la./'a.cho.T/o H269 HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms and/ for/ sister/ his
הַ/בְּתוּלָה֙
ha./be.tu.Lah H1330 HTd/Ncfsa the/ virgin
הַ/קְּרוֹבָ֣ה
ha./ke.ro.Vah H7138 HTd/Aafsa (the)/ near
אֵלָ֔י/ו
'e.La/v H413 HR/Sp3ms to/ him
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
'a.Sher H834 HTr who
לֹֽא
lo'- H3808 HTn not
הָיְתָ֖ה
ha.ye.Tah H1961 HVqp3fs she has belonged
לְ/אִ֑ישׁ
le./'Ish H376 HR/Ncmsa to/ a husband
לָ֖/הּ
la/h HR/Sp3fs for (the)/ her
יִטַּמָּֽא
yi.ta.Ma' H2930 HVti3ms he will make himself unclean
Strong's References
  • H269 — אָחוֹת (ʼâchôwth, aw-khoth'): irregular feminine of אָח (ʼâch) H251; a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively); (an-) other, sister, together.
  • H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
  • H1330 — בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh, beth-oo-law'): feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state; maid, virgin.
  • H2930 — טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ, taw-may'): a primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated); defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.
  • H7138 — קָרוֹב (qârôwb, kaw-robe'): or קָרֹב (qârôb); from קָרַב (qârab) H7126; near (in place, kindred or time); allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
  • H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
  • H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Cross References

Reciprocal references (1): Leviticus 22:12

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