Leviticus 17:14:12Lev.17.14.W12TAB
תֹאכֵ֑לוּ
tohkheloo
“eat”
- Transliteration
- toh-KHE-loo
- Extended
- toh-KHEH-loo
- IPA
- /toː.xeˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- eat
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
toh-KHE-loo
- phraseyour reading level
LO toh-KHE-loo
- clause
kee-NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO be-naf-SHO HU vah-oh-MAR liv-NEI yis-ra-EL DAM kol-ba-SAR LO toh-KHE-loo
- sentence
kee-NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO be-naf-SHO HU vah-oh-MAR liv-NEI yis-ra-EL DAM kol-ba-SAR LO toh-KHE-loo kee NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO HI kol-oh-khe-LAV yi-ka-RET
Exegesis
The prohibitive construction lōʾ tōʾəḵēlû {לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ | lōʾ tōʾəḵēlû} uses the negative particle plus Qal imperfect for a direct command. The second ki clause repeats the theological premise for reinforcement.
In context — Leviticus 17:14
Because the life of all flesh is its blood—in its life it is. And I have said to the sons of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it shall be cut off .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 17:14, so the Hebrew word תֹאכֵ֑לוּ (tohkheloo) 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.17.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.14.W12.S1) and character.