Leviticus 22:6
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
נָגַע
nâgaʻ
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive,...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
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)
טָמֵא
ṭâmêʼ
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
עַד
ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
כָּבַס
kâbaç
to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
בָּשָׂר
bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
Key Terms in This Verse
נָגַע nâgaʻ
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, d...
Study H5060 →כָּבַס kâbaç
to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
Study H3526 →טָמֵא ṭâmêʼ
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
Study H2930 →עַד ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
Study H5705 →בָּשָׂר bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Study H1320 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
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