Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
* Thou ſhalt not vncouer the nakedneſſe of thy brothers wife: it is thy brothers nakedneſſe.
אָח , masculine noun, ʾah — a brother (value 9)
H251,
אָח ʼâch, awkh; a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]):—another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.brother
brother of same parents
half-brother (same father)
relative, kinship, same tribe
each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
(fig.) of resemblance
Used in 572 Verses, 33 Books 628  Occurrence Count
אִשָּׁה , feminine noun, ʾisha — woman, wife, female (value 306)
H802,
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'; feminine of H376 or H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים nâshîym;(used in the same wide sense as H582) a woman:—(adulter) ess, each, every, female, × many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.woman, wife, female
woman (opposite of man)
wife (woman married to a man)
female (of animals)
each, every (pronoun)
Used in 686 Verses, 33 Books 776  Occurrence Count
גָּלָה , verb, gala — to uncover, remove (value 38)
H1540,
גָּלָה gâlâh, gaw-law'; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal:— advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.to uncover, remove
(Qal)
to uncover
to remove, depart
to go into exile
(Niphal)
(reflexive)
to uncover oneself
to discover or show oneself
to reveal himself (of God)
(passive)
to be uncovered
to be disclosed, be discovered
to be revealed
to be removed
(Piel)
to uncover (nakedness)
nakedness
general
to disclose, discover, lay bare
to make known, show, reveal
(Pual) to be uncovered
(Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile
(Hophal) to be taken into exile
(Hithpael)
to be uncovered
to reveal oneself
Used in 167 Verses, 27 Books 181  Occurrence Count
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
עֶרְוָה , feminine noun, ʿerva — nakedness (value 281)
H6172,
עֶרְוָה ʻervâh, er-vaw'; from H6168; nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish):—nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda
pudenda (implying shameful exposure)
nakedness of a thing, indecency, improper behaviour
exposed, undefended (fig.)
Used in 40 Verses, 9 Books 54  Occurrence Count
| Leviticus 18:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| עֶרְוַ֥ת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָחִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ ס |
| Verse #3268 (Ch. #108) — 8 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Thou shalt not uncover |
H1540gala |
גָּלָה |
38 |
| the nakedness |
H6172ʿerva |
עֶרְוָה |
281 |
| of thy brother's |
H251ʾah |
אָח |
9 |
| wife: |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| it is thy brother's |
H251ʾah |
אָח |
9 |
| nakedness. |
H6172ʿerva |
עֶרְוָה |
281 |
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