Deuteronomy 16:3:6Deut.16.3.W6TAB
תֹּֽאכַל־עָלָ֥יו
toakhalalav
“you shall eat it with”
- Transliteration
- to-a-KHAL-a-LAV
- Extended
- toh-a-KHAL-aa-LAHV
- IPA
- /toˈʔaxal.ʕaːˈlav/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall eat it with
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
to-a-KHAL-a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
to-a-KHAL-a-LAV mat-ZOT
- clause
LO-to-a-KHAL a-LAV kha-METS shiv-AT ya-MIM to-a-KHAL-a-LAV mat-ZOT LE-khem O-ni
- sentence
LO-to-a-KHAL a-LAV kha-METS shiv-AT ya-MIM to-a-KHAL-a-LAV mat-ZOT LE-khem O-ni KI be-khi-pa-ZON ya-TSA-ta me-E-retz mits-RA-yim le-MA-an tiz-KOR ET-YOM tse-TKH-a me-E-retz mits-RA-yim KOL ye-MEI khai-YEKHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibitive particle lo {לֹא | lō} combined with the Qal imperfect toʾakhal {תֹאכַל | tô·ʾa·ḵal} ‘you shall eat’, establishing the ritual boundary.
The prepositional phrase ʿalav {עָלָיו | ʿā·lāv} ‘upon it’ attaches both prohibition and command to the Passover offering.
The repetition of meʾerets Miṣrayim {מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם | mê·ʾe·reṣ miṣ·rā·yim} ‘from the land of Egypt’ and the temporal phrase kol yemei chayyecha {כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ | kôl ye·mê ḥay·ye·ḵā} ‘all the days of your life’ extends remembrance across the lifetime, creating a solemn liturgical rhythm.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:3
You shall not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, bread of affliction . For in haste you went out from the land of Egypt, so that you may remember the day of your coming out from the land of Egypt all the days of your life.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 16:3, so the Hebrew word תֹּֽאכַל־עָלָ֥יו (toakhalalav) 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.16.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.3.W6.S1) and character.