Deuteronomy 23:5:10Deut.23.5.W10TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:6
אֶת־הַקְּלָלָה
ethaklela
“the curse”
- Transliteration
- et-hak-le-la
- Extended
- et-hak-ke-la-LAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hak.kəlaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the curse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-hak-le-la
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha lish-MO-a el-bil-AM va-ya-ha-FOkh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha le-KHA et-hak-le-la liv-ra-KHA KI a-hev-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha
- sentence
ve-LO a-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha lish-MO-a el-bil-AM va-ya-ha-FOkh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha le-KHA et-hak-le-la liv-ra-KHA KI a-hev-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʼet} highlights hakelalah {הַקְּלָלָה | ha-qəl-lā-lāh} as the target of transformation, and livrachah {לִבְרָכָה | li-vrə-kāh} receives the result.
Root and etymology
Rootq-l-l
“to curse”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:5
But the LORD your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and he turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 23:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַקְּלָלָה (ethaklela) 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.23.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.5.W10.S1) and character.