The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
The nakedneſſe of thy father, or the nakedneſſe of thy mother, ſhalt thou not vncouer: ſhe is thy mother, thou ſhalt not vncouer her nakedneſſe.
אָב , masculine noun, ʾav — father (value 3)
H1,
אָב ʼâb, awb; a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application:—chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.father of an individual
of God as father of his people
head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
ancestor
grandfather, forefathers — of person
of people
originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
of producer, generator (fig.)
of benevolence and protection (fig.)
term of respect and honour
ruler or chief (spec.)
Used in 1059 Verses, 31 Books 1207  Occurrence Count
אֵם , feminine noun, ʾeym — a mother (value 41)
H517,
אֵם ʼêm, ame; a primitive word; a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]):—dam, mother, × parting.mother
of humans
of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)
of animals
point of departure or division
Used in 202 Verses, 27 Books 220  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 18:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֛יךָ וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אִמְּךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אִמְּךָ֣ הִ֔וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס |
| Verse #3259 (Ch. #108) — 11 words, 39 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The nakedness |
H6172ʿerva |
עֶרְוָה |
281 |
| of thy father, |
H1ʾav |
אָב |
3 |
| or the nakedness |
H6172ʿerva |
עֶרְוָה |
281 |
| of thy mother, |
H517ʾeym |
אֵם |
41 |
| shalt thou not uncover: |
H1540gala |
גָּלָה |
38 |
| she is thy mother; |
H517ʾeym |
אֵם |
41 |
| thou shalt not uncover |
H1540gala |
גָּלָה |
38 |
| her nakedness. |
H6172ʿerva |
עֶרְוָה |
281 |
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