Exodus 13:7:2Exod.13.7.W2TAB
יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל
yeakhel
“shall be eaten”
- Transliteration
- ye-a-KHEL
- Extended
- yeh-ah-KHEL
- IPA
- /jeʔaˈxeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be eaten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-a-KHEL
- clause
ma-TSOT ye-a-KHEL ET shiv-AT ha-yah-MEEM
- sentence
ma-TSOT ye-a-KHEL ET shiv-AT ha-yah-MEEM ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA kha-METS ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA se-OR be-KHOL-ge-vu-LE-kha
Exegesis
The verb yeakhel {יֵאָכֵל | yēʾāḵēl} in the Niphal imperfect indicates a prescribed practice.
In context — Exodus 13:7
You are to consume unleavened bread for seven days; no leavened bread is to be seen with you, and no leaven or sourdough is to be found within your territory .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 13:7, so the Hebrew word יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל (yeakhel) 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.13.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.7.W2.S1) and character.