Deuteronomy 23:18:5Deut.23.18.W5TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:19
כֶּלֶב
kelev
“of a dog”
- Transliteration
- ke-LEV
- Extended
- keh-LEV
- IPA
- /ˈkɛlɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a dog
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ke-LEV
- sentence
lo-ta-VI et-NAN zo-NA u-me-KHIR ke-LEV beit Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-KHOL-NE-der KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha GAM-she-NE-hem
Exegesis
Two coordinated objects, etnan zonah {אֶתְנַן זוֹנָה | ʾetnān zônāh} and umechir kelev {וּמְחִיר כֶּלֶב | umeḥîr kelev}, specify illicit payments.
Root and etymology
k-l-bkaf–lamed–bet
“dog”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:18
You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God for any vow , because both are an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 23:18, so the Hebrew word כֶּלֶב (kelev) 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.23.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.18.W5.S1) and character.