Deuteronomy 21:20:11Deut.21.20.W11TAB
זוֹלֵ֖ל
zolel
“is a glutton”
- Transliteration
- zo-LEL
- Extended
- zoh-LEHL
- IPA
- /zoˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- is a glutton
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
zo-LEL
- clause
zo-LEL ve-so-VE
- sentence
ve-am-RU el-zik-NEI ir-O be-NE-nu ZE so-REIR u-mo-RE ei-NE-nu sho-ME-a be-ko-LE-nu zo-LEL ve-so-VE
Exegesis
The final participles zolel {זוֹלֵל | zō-lēl} ‘glutton’ and sove {וְסֹבֵא | wə-ṣō-wēʾ} ‘and drunkard’ add moral accusation. Hebrew’s structure—from participles to negative existential to additional participles—creates a layered indictment, rendered in English with finite verbs to preserve aspect and polemic flow.
Root and etymology
ז־ל־ל
“to devour, overindulge”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:20
And they shall say to the elders of his city, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He does not obey our voice . He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 21:20, so the Hebrew word זוֹלֵ֖ל (zolel) 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.21.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.20.W11.S1) and character.