Daniel 1:8:5Dan.1.8.W5TAB
לֹֽא־יִתְגָּאַ֛ל
loyitgaal
“not defile himself”
- Transliteration
- lo-yit-ga-AL
- Extended
- loh-yit-gah-AAL
- IPA
- /loː.jit.ɡaːˈʔal/
Meaning by language
- English
- not defile himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-yit-ga-AL
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER lo-yit-ga-AL
- clause
va-YA-sem da-ni-EL al-li-VO a-SHER lo-yit-ga-AL be-fat-BAG ha-ME-lekh u-ve-YAH-yin mish-TAHV
- sentence
va-YA-sem da-ni-EL al-li-VO a-SHER lo-yit-ga-AL be-fat-BAG ha-ME-lekh u-ve-YAH-yin mish-TAHV va-ye-vak-KESH mi-SAR ha-sa-ri-SIM a-SHER LO yit-ga-AL
Exegesis
The relative clause ʾă-šer lō yit-ga-ʿal {אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יִתְגָּאַ֛ל | ʾă-šer lō yit-ga-ʿal} uses the Hithpael imperfect to express reflexive ritual defilement.
In context — Daniel 1:8
And Daniel set his mind not to defile himself with the king’s portion or the wine served to him, and he requested the chief of the eunuchs to grant him permission to avoid defilement.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 1:8, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־יִתְגָּאַ֛ל (loyitgaal) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.1.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.8.W5.S1) and character.