Exodus 13:6:3Exod.13.6.W3TAB
תֹּאכַ֣ל
tokhal
“eat”
- Transliteration
- to-KHAL
- Extended
- toh-KHAL
- IPA
- /toː.ˈxal/
Meaning by language
- English
- eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
to-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
to-KHAL mat-TSOT
- clause
shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT oo-vai-YOM hash-she-vee-EE KHAG la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperfect tokhal {תֹּאכַל | tōʾəḵal} functions as a prescriptive action.
In context — Exodus 13:6
For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread , and the seventh day shall be a festival to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 13:6, so the Hebrew word תֹּאכַ֣ל (tokhal) 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 Exod.13.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.6.W3.S1) and character.