Deuteronomy 18:9:11Deut.18.9.W11TAB
כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת
ketoavot
“like the abominations”
- Transliteration
- ke-to-a-voT
- Extended
- keh-toh-ah-VOHT
- IPA
- /kətoʕăˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the abominations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ke-to-a-voT
- clause
lo-til-MAD la-a-SOT ke-to-a-voT ha-go-YIM ha-HEM
- sentence
KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH lo-til-MAD la-a-SOT ke-to-a-voT ha-go-YIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
The construct phrase kə-ṯô-ʿă-ḇôṯ ha-gō-yîm hā-hêm {כְּתוֹעֲבֹת הַגּוֹיִם הָהֵם | kə-ṯô-ʿă-ḇôṯ ha-gō-yîm hā-hêm} situates Israel’s moral boundary against pagan practices.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ה
“to abhor, detest”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:9
For when you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to do the abominations of those nations.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 18:9, so the Hebrew word כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת (ketoavot) 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.18.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.9.W11.S1) and character.