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class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6172.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6172: 1) nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda <BR> 1a) pudenda (implying shameful exposure) <BR> 1b) nakedness of a thing, indecency, improper behaviour <BR> 1c) exposed, undefended (fig.)">6172</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6172.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6172 -- Occurrence 21 of 54">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֶרְוַ֥ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ervat_6172.htm" title="'er·Vat: the nakedness -- Occurrence 11 of 27.">‘er-waṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">The nakedness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 269: 1) sister <BR> 1a) sister (same parents) <BR> 1b) half-sister (same father) <BR> 1c) relative <BR> 1c1)(metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship <BR> 1d) beloved <BR> 1d1) bride <BR> 1e) (fig.) of intimate connection <BR> 1f) another">269</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 269 -- Occurrence 36 of 114">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲחוֹת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/achot_269.htm" title="'a·chot-: sister -- Occurrence 6 of 19.">’ă-ḥō-wṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of sister</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 240 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָבִ֖יךָ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/avicha_1.htm" title="'a·Vi·cha: of your father's -- Occurrence 26 of 96.">’ā-ḇî-ḵā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of your father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: second person masculine singular">N-msc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 558 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹ֣א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo: shall not -- Occurrence 396 of 3269.">lō</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1540: 1) to uncover, remove <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to uncover <BR> 1a2) to remove, depart <BR> 1a3) to go into exile <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) (reflexive) <BR> 1b1a) to uncover oneself <BR> 1b1b) to discover or show oneself <BR> 1b1c) to reveal himself (of God) <BR> 1b2) (passive) <BR> 1b2a) to be uncovered <BR> 1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered <BR> 1b2c) to be revealed <BR> 1b3) to be removed <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to uncover (nakedness) <BR> 1c1a) nakedness <BR> 1c1b) general <BR> 1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare <BR> 1c3) to make known, show, reveal <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be uncovered <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile <BR> 1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile <BR> 1g) (Hithpael) <BR> 1g1) to be uncovered <BR> 1g2) to reveal oneself">1540</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1540 -- Occurrence 11 of 185">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תְגַלֵּ֑ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tegalleh_1540.htm" title="te·gal·Leh;: uncover -- Occurrence 7 of 14.">ṯə-ḡal-lêh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">You shall uncover</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular">V-Piel-Imperf-2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7607.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7607: 1) flesh, food, body, near kin, near kinswoman <BR> 1a) flesh <BR> 1a1) as food<BR> 1a2) for physical power (fig) <BR> 1b) flesh relation, blood relation <BR> 1c) self">7607</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7607.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7607 -- Occurrence 3 of 16">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שְׁאֵ֥ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/sheer_7607.htm" title="she·'Er: blood -- Occurrence 2 of 6.">šə-’êr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] near of kin to</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 241 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָבִ֖יךָ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/avicha_1.htm" title="'a·Vi·cha: is your father's -- Occurrence 27 of 96.">’ā-ḇî-ḵā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">your father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: second person masculine singular">N-msc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s<BR> 1) he, she, it <BR> 1a) himself (with emphasis) <BR> 1b) resuming subj with emphasis <BR> 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) <BR> 1d) (anticipating subj) <BR> 1e) (emphasising predicate) <BR> 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron <BR> 2) that (with article)">1931</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1931 -- Occurrence 373 of 1877">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הִֽוא׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hi_1931.htm" title="hi: he -- Occurrence 93 of 314.">hî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">she</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - third person feminine singular">Pro-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ס<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="sa·Mek">s</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Punctuation">Punc</a></span></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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<span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="a·vi·cha: is your father's -- 1: father">אָבִ֖יךָ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1931.htm" title="hi·v.: he -- 1931: he, she, it">הִֽוא׃</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="s">ס</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/leviticus/18.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1540.htm" title="galah (gaw-law') -- + advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, X plainly, publish, remove, reveal, X shamelessly, shew, X surely, tell, uncover">Thou shalt not uncover</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6172.htm" title="ervah (er-vaw') -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness)">the nakedness</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">of thy father's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/269.htm" title="'achowth (aw-khoth') -- (an-)other, sister, together">sister</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">she is thy father's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7607.htm" title="sh'er (sheh-ayr') -- body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin)">near kinswoman</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/leviticus/18.htm">ויקרא 18:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחֹות־אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה שְׁאֵ֥ר אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ ס</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/leviticus/18.htm">ויקרא 18:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ערות אחות־אביך לא תגלה שאר אביך הוא׃ ס</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/leviticus/18.htm">ויקרא 18:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ערות אחות־אביך לא תגלה שאר אביך הוא׃ ס</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/leviticus/18.htm">ויקרא 18:12 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ערות אחות אביך לא תגלה שאר אביך הוא׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/leviticus/18-12.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/18.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's blood relative.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she <i>is</i> thy father's near kinswoman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tskverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Leviticus 20:19</span> And you shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/6-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 6:20</span> And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/leviticus/18-12.htm">Leviticus 18:12</a> • <a href="/niv/leviticus/18-12.htm">Leviticus 18:12 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/leviticus/18-12.htm">Leviticus 18:12 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/leviticus/18-12.htm">Leviticus 18:12 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/leviticus/18-12.htm">Leviticus 18:12 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/leviticus/18-12.htm">Leviticus 18:12 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