Exodus 20:26:5Exod.20.26.W5TAB
לֹֽא־תִגָּלֶ֥ה
lotiggaleh
“not be uncovered”
- Transliteration
- lo-tig-ga-LEH
- Extended
- loh-tig-gah-LEH
- IPA
- /loː.tig.gaː.ˈlɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- not be uncovered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-tig-ga-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
lo-tig-ga-LEH er-va-te-KHA
- clause
a-SHER lo-tig-ga-LEH er-va-te-KHA a-LAV
- sentence
ve-lo-ta-a-LEH ve-ma-a-LOT al-miz-be-KHI a-SHER lo-tig-ga-LEH er-va-te-KHA a-LAV
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ʾă-šer} contains the negative lo + Niphal imperfect tigalleh {תִּגָּלֶ֥ה | tig-gā-leh}, ‘that it not be uncovered,’ with ervatkha {עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ | ʿer-wāṯ-kā} ‘your nakedness’ as the subject in a passive construction.
Root and etymology
l-ʾlamed–aleph
“not, negation”
In context — Exodus 20:26
And you shall not go up to My altar by steps, so that your nakedness is not uncovered upon it.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 20:26, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־תִגָּלֶ֥ה (lotiggaleh) 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.20.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.26.W5.S1) and character.