Leviticus 14:9:4Lev.14.9.W4TAB

יְגַלַּ֣ח

yegalakh

“shall shave”

Transliteration: ye-ga-LAKH
Extended: yeh-gal-LAHKH
IPA: /jəgalˈlaħ/

Meaning by language

English: shall shave

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Result

יְ + גַ + לַּ֣ח

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ye + ga + lakh

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yegalakh

Alphabet Analysis

	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Gimel	g as in good
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Lamed	l as in law
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Chet	ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch

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Word in context

word
ye-ga-LAKH
phraseyour reading level
ye-ga-LAKH et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH
clause
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
sentence
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

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}.

In context — Leviticus 14:9

And it shall be on the seventh day that he shall shave off all his hair—from his head, his beard, and the eyebrows of his eyes—indeed, all his hair he shall shave off. Then he shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 14:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:9, so the Hebrew word יְגַלַּ֣ח (yegalakh) 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 Lev.14.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.9.W4.S1) and character.

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