Leviticus 16:12:4Lev.16.12.W4TAB
מֵעַ֤ל
mehal
“from above”
- Transliteration
- meh-AL
- Extended
- meh-AL
- IPA
- /meˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- from above
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
meh-AL
- phraseyour reading level
meh-AL ham-miz-BE-akh
- clause
veh-la-KAKH meh-LOH-ham-makh-TAH gah-kha-LAY-EESH meh-AL ham-miz-BE-akh mil-lif-NEH Yeh-ho-VAH oo-meh-LO khaf-NAAV ke-TO-ret sa-MEEM dak-KAH
- sentence
veh-la-KAKH meh-LOH-ham-makh-TAH gah-kha-LAY-EESH meh-AL ham-miz-BE-akh mil-lif-NEH Yeh-ho-VAH oo-meh-LO khaf-NAAV ke-TO-ret sa-MEEM dak-KAH veh-he-VEE mi-BEIT la-pa-RO-khet
Exegesis
The paired prepositions mēʿǎl {מֵעַ֤ל | me-ʿǎl} and milli-p̄nê {מִלִּפְנֵ֣י | mil-lî-p̄nê} frame “from upon the altar before the LORD,” highlighting sanctuary geography.
In context — Leviticus 16:12
And he shall take a full censer of coals of fire from upon the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely beaten incense , and he shall bring it inside the veil.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 16:12, so the Hebrew word מֵעַ֤ל (mehal) 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.16.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.12.W4.S1) and character.