Deuteronomy 21:23:8Deut.21.23.W8TAB
כִּֽי־קִלְלַ֥ת
kikillat
“for accursed”
- Transliteration
- ki-kil-LAT
- Extended
- kee-kil-LAHT
- IPA
- /kiː.kilˈlat/
Meaning by language
- English
- for accursed
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ki-kil-LAT
- phraseyour reading level
ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM
- clause
lo-ta-LIN niv-la-TO al-ha-ETS ki-ka-VOR tik-be-RE-nu ba-YOM ha-HU ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM ta-LUI
- sentence
lo-ta-LIN niv-la-TO al-ha-ETS ki-ka-VOR tik-be-RE-nu ba-YOM ha-HU ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM ta-LUI ve-LO te-ta-ME et-ad-ma-TE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA
Exegesis
The causal ki{כִּי | kî} marks the rationale killat Elohim{קִלְלַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים | qil-lāṯ ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘curse of God’, with the passive participle taluy{תָּלוּי | tā-lûy} ‘hanging’ linking condemned status to impurity.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:23
You shall not leave his corpse overnight upon the tree, but you must surely bury him that same day, for the one who is hanged is cursed by God; and you shall not defile your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 21:23, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־קִלְלַ֥ת (kikillat) 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.21.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.23.W8.S1) and character.