Deuteronomy 22:5:8Deut.22.5.W8TAB
תוֹעֲבַ֥ת
toavat
“abomination”
- Transliteration
- to-a-VAT
- Extended
- toh-ah-VAHT
- IPA
- /to.ʕaˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- abomination
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
to-a-VAT
- phraseyour reading level
to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
lo-yi-he-YEH ke-LEE-GE-ver al-i-SHAH ve-LO-yi-lBASH GE-ver SIM-lat-i-SHAH KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha KOL-o-SEI-e-LEH
Exegesis
The reason clause, introduced by ki {כִּ֧י | kî} ‘for/because’, is nominal, headed by toavah {תוֹעֲבַ֛ת | tôʿăḇāṯ} ‘detestable thing’ within the construct to’avat YHWH Eloheikha kol oseh elleh, with the participle oseh {עֹ֥שֵׂה | ʿōśēh} ‘doing’ universalizing the prohibition. The clause-final rationale underscores divine abhorrence, which English renders in a subordinate clause for clarity.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:5
A woman must not carry a man’s item on her, and a man must not put on a woman’s garment, for everyone who does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 22:5, so the Hebrew word תוֹעֲבַ֥ת (toavat) 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.22.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.5.W8.S1) and character.