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

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Result
יְ + גַ + לֶּ֔ה
ye + ga + leh
yegaleh

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Gimelg as in good
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ga-LEH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO ye-ga-LEH

  3. clause

    ve-LO ye-ga-LEH ke-NAF a-VIV

  4. 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 contextDeuteronomy 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.