Deuteronomy 14:10:7Deut.14.10.W7TAB
תֹאכֵ֑לוּ
toakhelu
“you shall eat”
- Transliteration
- to-a-KHE-lu
- Extended
- toh-ah-KHEH-loo
- IPA
- /toːʔaˈxeːlu/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
to-a-KHE-lu
- phraseyour reading level
LO to-a-KHE-lu
- clause
ve-KOL a-SHER EIN-LO se-na-PIR ve-kas-KE-set LO to-a-KHE-lu
- sentence
ve-KOL a-SHER EIN-LO se-na-PIR ve-kas-KE-set LO to-a-KHE-lu ta-ME HU la-KHEM
Exegesis
The main clause features the verb tokhelu {תֹאכֵ֑לוּ | toʾ-kê-lū} ‘you shall eat’ negated by lo {לֹ֣א | lō}, yielding a clear prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-kaf-lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:10
Anything that does not have a fin and a scale you shall not eat ; it is unclean for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 14:10, so the Hebrew word תֹאכֵ֑לוּ (toakhelu) 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 Deut.14.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.10.W7.S1) and character.