Leviticus 18:10:6Lev.18.10.W6TAB
תְגַלֶּ֖ה
tegaleh
“uncover”
- Transliteration
- te-ga-LEH
- Extended
- teh-gal-LEH
- IPA
- /tə.gal.ˈle/
Meaning by language
- English
- uncover
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-ga-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-ga-LEH
- clause
er-VAT bat-bin-KHA OH bat-bit-KHA LO te-ga-LEH er-va-TAN
- sentence
er-VAT bat-bin-KHA OH bat-bit-KHA LO te-ga-LEH er-va-TAN KI er-vat-KHA HE-na
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} combined with the Piel imperfect tegalleh {תְּגַלֶּה֙ | tə-gal·lēh} ‘you shall uncover’ forms an emphatic prohibition.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־הgimel–lamed–heh
“to uncover, reveal”
In context — Leviticus 18:10
The nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter you shall not uncover—their nakedness—because they are your nakedness.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 18:10, so the Hebrew word תְגַלֶּ֖ה (tegaleh) 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.18.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.10.W6.S1) and character.