Deuteronomy 18:1:12Deut.18.1.W12TAB
יֹאכֵלֽוּן׃
yokhelun
“they shall eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-khe-LUN
- Extended
- yoh-kheh-LOON
- IPA
- /joːxeˈluːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they shall eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-khe-LUN
- clause
i-SHEI Ye-ho-VAH ve-na-kha-la-TO yo-khe-LUN
- sentence
LO-yi-he-YEH la-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM kol-SHE-vet le-VI HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH im-yis-ra-EL i-SHEI Ye-ho-VAH ve-na-kha-la-TO yo-khe-LUN
Exegesis
The construct chain ish-shei YHWH {אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה | ʾiššê Yəhôwāh} ‘fire-offerings of the LORD’ and ve-nachalato {וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ | wənəḥălātô} ‘and his inheritance’ function as coordinated direct objects of yokhelun {יֹאכֵלֽוּן | yōḵēlûn} ‘they shall eat’, linking Levitical provision directly to covenantal sacrifice.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:1
The Levitical priests—the entire tribe of Levi—shall have no share or inherited allotment with Israel; they shall eat the fire-offerings presented to the LORD as their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 18:1, so the Hebrew word יֹאכֵלֽוּן׃ (yokhelun) 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.18.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.1.W12.S1) and character.