Deuteronomy 18:12:1Deut.18.12.W1TAB
כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַ֥ת
kitoavaht
“for an abomination”
- Transliteration
- ki-to-a-VAHT
- Extended
- kee-toh-a-va-HAHT
- IPA
- /kiː.to.ʕaˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- for an abomination
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-to-a-VAHT
- phraseyour reading level
ki-to-a-VAHT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ki-to-a-VAHT Ye-ho-VAH kol-o-SEH E-leh
- sentence
ki-to-a-VAHT Ye-ho-VAH kol-o-SEH E-leh u-vi-GLAL ha-to-e-VOHT ha-E-leh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mo-RISH o-TAM mi-pa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּֽי | kî} introducing the rationale for divine judgment.
The construct chain toʿeḇaṯ YHWH {תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה | tô-ʿă-ḇāṯ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘abomination of the LORD’ assigns moral abhorrence to the divine.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-h‘ayin–bet–heh
“to detest”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:12
Because all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD your God , and because of these abominations , the LORD your God will drive them out from before you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:12, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַ֥ת (kitoavaht) 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.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.12.W1.S1) and character.