Deuteronomy 14:8:13Deut.14.8.W13TAB
וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖ם
uvenivlatam
“and their carcass”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-niv-la-TAM
- Extended
- oo-veh-niv-lah-TAAM
- IPA
- /uv.niv.laˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and their carcass
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-niv-la-TAM
- clause
mi-be-sa-RAM LO to-a-KHE-lu u-ve-niv-la-TAM LO tig-GA-u
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU ve-LO ge-RA ta-ME HU la-KHEM mi-be-sa-RAM LO to-a-KHE-lu u-ve-niv-la-TAM LO tig-GA-u
Exegesis
The coordinating u-ve-nivlatam {וּבְנִבְלָתָם | ū-bə-nîv-lā-tām} introduces the second prohibition with the imperfect tigga’u {תִגָּעוּ | ti-gā-ʿû} negated by lo. The parallel structure reinforces a comprehensive ban on both eating and touching.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־ל
“corpse, carcass”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:8
And the pig, because it splits the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you; from their flesh you shall not eat, and you shall not touch their carcass .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 14:8, so the Hebrew word וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖ם (uvenivlatam) 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.14.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.8.W13.S1) and character.