Deuteronomy 16:5:2Deut.16.5.W2TAB
תוּכַ֖ל
tukhal
“may you”
- Transliteration
- tu-KHAL
- Extended
- too-KHAL
- IPA
- /tuˈxal/
Meaning by language
- English
- may you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tu-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
LO tu-KHAL
- clause
LO tu-KHAL liz-BO-akh ET-ha-PA-sakh
- sentence
LO tu-KHAL liz-BO-akh ET-ha-PA-sakh be-a-KHAD she-a-RE-kha a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
Exegesis
The clause begins with the negator lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ followed by the modal verb tûḳal {תוּכַל | tûḳal} ‘you are able,’ establishing prohibition.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:5
You are not able to sacrifice the Passover in any of your gates , which the LORD your God gives to you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 16:5, so the Hebrew word תוּכַ֖ל (tukhal) 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.16.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.5.W2.S1) and character.