Deuteronomy 14:8:15Deut.14.8.W15TAB
תִגָּֽעוּ׃
tiggau
“touch”
- Transliteration
- tig-GA-u
- Extended
- tig-GAA-oo
- IPA
- /tigˈgaːʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- touch
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tig-GA-u
- phraseyour reading level
LO tig-GA-u
- 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.
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 14:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 14:8, so the Hebrew word תִגָּֽעוּ׃ (tiggau) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.8.W15.S1) and character.