Deuteronomy 17:15:16Deut.17.15.W16TAB
תוּכַ֗ל
tukhal
“may”
- Transliteration
- tu-KHAL
- Extended
- too-KHAL
- IPA
- /tuˈχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- may
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
mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
- sentence
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
Exegesis
The prohibition lo tukhal latet {לֹא תוּכַל לָתֵת | lōʾ tû-kal lā-ṯēṯ} employs an ability verb to signal a binding prohibition.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:15
You shall certainly appoint as king over you the one whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your brothers you shall appoint a king; you may not appoint a foreigner over you, for he is not your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:15:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 17:15, so the Hebrew word תוּכַ֗ל (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.17.15.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W16.S1) and character.