Deuteronomy 21:12:4Deut.21.12.W4TAB
וְגִלְּחָה֙
vegilkha
“and she shall shave”
- Transliteration
- ve-gil-KHA
- Extended
- veh-geel-KHAH
- IPA
- /vəgilˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she shall shave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-gil-KHA
- clause
ve-gil-KHA et-RO-shah ve-as-TA et-tsip-por-NE-ha
- sentence
va-ha-ve-TAH el-TOKH bei-TE-kha ve-gil-KHA et-RO-shah ve-as-TA et-tsip-por-NE-ha
Exegesis
Next, wəgillāḥāh {וְגִלְּחָהּ | wəgillāḥāh} “and she shall shave” (vav-consecutive; Piel perfect) parallels wə‘āśtāh {וְעָשְׂתָ֖הּ | wə‘āśtāh} “and she shall do” (vav-consecutive; Qal perfect), introducing grooming actions.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־ח
“to shave”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:12
And you shall bring her into your house , and she shall shave her head, and she shall trim her nails.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 21:12, so the Hebrew word וְגִלְּחָה֙ (vegilkha) 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.21.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.12.W4.S1) and character.