Deuteronomy 22:30:6Deut.22.30.W6TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:1
יְגַלֶּ֔ה
yegaleh
“shall he uncover”
- Transliteration
- ye-ga-LEH
- Extended
- yeh-gal-LEH
- IPA
- /jəgalˈle/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall he uncover
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ga-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ye-ga-LEH
- clause
ve-LO ye-ga-LEH ke-NAF a-VIV
- sentence
lo-yi-KAKH ISH et-E-shet a-VIV ve-LO ye-ga-LEH ke-NAF a-VIV
Exegesis
The verb yegallēh {יְגַלֶּה | yəgallēh} Piel imperfect ‘he will uncover’ is translated as ‘uncover’ to maintain the euphemistic sexual nuance.
Root and etymology
g-l-hgimel–lamed–heh
“to uncover; disclose”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:30
No man shall take his father’s wife, so that he does not uncover his father’s nakedness .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 22:30, so the Hebrew word יְגַלֶּ֔ה (yegaleh) 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.22.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.30.W6.S1) and character.