יְגַלֵּ֑חַ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יְגַלֵּ֑חַ

   ye-ga-LE-akh

   shall shave
2. clause🔊 וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י יְגַלַּ֣ח אֶת־כָּל־שְׂעָר֗וֹ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֤וֹ וְאֶת־זְקָנוֹ֙ וְאֵת֙ גַּבֹּ֣ת עֵינָ֔יו וְאֶת־כָּל־שְׂעָר֖וֹ יְגַלֵּ֑חַ

   ve-ha-YA ba-YOM hash-vee-EE ye-ga-LAKH et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH et-RO-sho veh-et-ze-KAH-no ve-ET ga-BOT ei-NAV veh-et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH ye-ga-LE-akh

   on the day the seventh and shall be shall shave all his hair shall shave his head and his beard and eyebrows his eyes and all his hair
3. sentence🔊 וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י יְגַלַּ֣ח אֶת־כָּל־שְׂעָר֗וֹ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֤וֹ וְאֶת־זְקָנוֹ֙ וְאֵת֙ גַּבֹּ֣ת עֵינָ֔יו וְאֶת־כָּל־שְׂעָר֖וֹ יְגַלֵּ֑חַ וְכִבֶּ֣ אֶת־בְּגָדָ֗יו וְרָחַ֧ץ אֶת־בְּשָׂר֛וֹ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָהֵֽר׃

   ve-ha-YA ba-YOM hash-vee-EE ye-ga-LAKH et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH et-RO-sho veh-et-ze-KAH-no ve-ET ga-BOT ei-NAV veh-et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH ye-ga-LE-akh ve-ki-BES et-be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATs et-be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-ta-HER

   on the day the seventh and shall be shall shave all his hair shall shave his head and his beard and eyebrows his eyes and all his hair shall wash his clothes shall bathe his flesh in water and shall be clean

Exegesis

The repetition of the imperfect yə-gallāḥ {יְגַלַּח | yə-gallāḥ} with kol śə-ʿārō {כָּל־שְׂעָר֗וֹ | kol-śə-ʿā-rō} distributes emphasis to each listed part—rō-šō {רֹאשׁ֤וֹ | rō-šō}, zə-qānō {זְקָנוֹ֙ | zə-qānō}, gabbōṯ {גַּבֹּ֣ת | gabbōṯ}, and ʿê-nāw {עֵינָ֔יו | ʿê-nāw}.