Leviticus 18:11:9Lev.18.11.W9TAB
תְגַלֶּ֖ה
tegalle
“uncover”
- Transliteration
- te-gal-LE
- Extended
- teh-gal-LEH
- IPA
- /tə.ɡal.ˈlɛ/
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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Word in context
- word
te-gal-LE
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-gal-LE
- clause
LO te-gal-LE er-va-TAH
- sentence
er-VAAT bat-E-shet a-VEE-KHA mo-LE-det a-VEE-KHA a-khot-KHA HEE LO te-gal-LE er-va-TAH
Exegesis
Finally Qal imperfect tegalleh {תְגַלֶּה | tə-ḡallēh} with negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ} imposes the legal prohibition ‘you shall not uncover’. In translation, the relative and identity clauses precede the prohibition to align with English syntax and preserve clarity.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־הgimel–lamed–heh
“to uncover, reveal”
In context — Leviticus 18:11
The nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 18:11, so the Hebrew word תְגַלֶּ֖ה (tegalle) 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.18.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.11.W9.S1) and character.