Deuteronomy 15:23:4Deut.15.23.W4TAB
תֹאכֵ֑ל
toakhel
“you shall eat”
- Transliteration
- to-a-KHEL
- Extended
- toh-ah-KHEHL
- IPA
- /toʔaˈxel/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-a-KHEL
- phraseyour reading level
LO to-a-KHEL
- clause
RAK et-da-MO LO to-a-KHEL
- sentence
RAK et-da-MO LO to-a-KHEL al-ha-A-retz tish-pe-KHE-nu ka-MA-yim
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} with the Qal imperfect toekhel {תֹאכֵל | tō-ʾă-ḵēl} forms a second-person prohibition.
Root and etymology
RootAleph Kaf Lamed
“eat, consume”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:23
You shall not eat the blood ; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 15:23, so the Hebrew word תֹאכֵ֑ל (toakhel) 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.15.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.23.W4.S1) and character.