Deuteronomy 14:7:13Deut.14.7.W13TAB
כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵ֧ה
kimaale
“because they chew”
- Transliteration
- KI-ma-a-LE
- Extended
- KEE-mah-ah-LEY
- IPA
- /ki.maʕaˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because they chew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KI-ma-a-LE
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH
- clause
ET-ha-ga-MAL ve-ET-ha-ar-NE-vet ve-ET-ha-sha-FAN KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH u-par-SA LO hif-ri-SU te-me-IM HEM la-KHEM
- sentence
AKH ET-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA ha-se-su-AH ET-ha-ga-MAL ve-ET-ha-ar-NE-vet ve-ET-ha-sha-FAN KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH u-par-SA LO hif-ri-SU te-me-IM HEM la-KHEM
Exegesis
The conjunction kîmaʿălē {כִֽי־מַעֲלֵ֧ה | kîmaʿălē} ‘because brings up’ introduces the rationale, followed by the verbless clause gērāh hēmāh ûparsāh lōʾ hiphrīsû {גֵרָה הֵמָּה וּפַרְסָה לֹא הִפְרִיסוּ | gērāh hēmāh ûparsāh lōʾ hiphrīsû} ‘although they bring up the cud, they do not divide the hoof’.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:7
However, of those that bring up the cud or of those that have a split hoof—you shall not eat these: the camel, the rabbit, and the hyrax —for although they bring up the cud, they do not split the hoof; they are unclean for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 14:7, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵ֧ה (kimaale) 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.14.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.7.W13.S1) and character.