Leviticus 15:6:2Lev.15.6.W2TAB
עַֽל־הַכְּלִ֔י
alhakeli
“on the vessel”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-ke-LI
- Extended
- ahl-ha-keh-LEE
- IPA
- /ʕal.ha.kə.ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the vessel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-ha-ke-LI
- clause
ve-ha-yo-SHEV al-ha-ke-LI a-SHER-ye-SHEV a-LAV ha-ZAV
- sentence
ve-ha-yo-SHEV al-ha-ke-LI a-SHER-ye-SHEV a-LAV ha-ZAV ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim ve-ta-ME ad-ha-E-rev
Exegesis
The locative phrase al hakeli {עַֽל־הַכְּלִ֔י | ʿal-hā-ke-lî} ‘on the vessel’ specifies the locus of contamination with a definite article marking a particular object.
Root and etymology
k-l-y
“vessel, instrument”
In context — Leviticus 15:6
Anyone who sits on the object on which a man with a discharge has sat shall wash his garments and bathe in water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 15:6, so the Hebrew word עַֽל־הַכְּלִ֔י (alhakeli) 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.15.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.6.W2.S1) and character.