What Does Leviticus 15:11 Mean?

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“And whomsoever he toucheth”

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

“that hath the issue”

to flow freely (as water), i.e., (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow

“his hands”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and hath not rinsed”

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

“himself in water”

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

“he shall wash”

to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative

“his clothes”

a covering, i.e., clothing

“and bathe”

to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)

“himself in water”

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

“and be unclean”

to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“until the even”

dusk