Deuteronomy 18:8:3Deut.18.8.W3TAB
יֹאכֵ֑לוּ
yokhelu
“they shall eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-khe-LU
- Extended
- yoh-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /joʔxeˈluː/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-khe-LU
- clause
HE-lek ke-HE-lek yo-khe-LU
- sentence
HE-lek ke-HE-lek yo-khe-LU le-VAD mim-ka-RAV al-ha-a-VOT
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yokhelu {יֹאכֵ֑לוּ | yō-khe-lû} expresses habitual action.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:8
They shall eat a portion corresponding to a portion, besides what comes from the sale of the estate .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 18:8, so the Hebrew word יֹאכֵ֑לוּ (yokhelu) 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.18.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.8.W3.S1) and character.