Leviticus 18:14:4Lev.18.14.W4TAB
תְגַלֵּ֑ה
tegalleh
“uncover”
- Transliteration
- te-gal-LEH
- Extended
- teh-gahl-LEH
- IPA
- /tə.ɣal.ˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- uncover
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-gal-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-gal-LEH
- clause
ehr-VAT a-KHEE-a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH
- sentence
ehr-VAT a-KHEE-a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH el-ISH-TO LO tik-RAAV doh-DAT-kha HI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} initiating two parallel prohibitions: tegallēh {תְגַלֵּ֑ה | təgallēh} ‘you shall uncover’ and tikrāv {תִקְרָ֔ב | tiqrāḇ} ‘you shall approach’.
Root and etymology
g-l-hgimel-lamed-he
“to uncover, strip off”
In context — Leviticus 18:14
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, nor approach his wife—for she is your aunt .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:14, so the Hebrew word תְגַלֵּ֑ה (tegalleh) 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.18.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.14.W4.S1) and character.