Leviticus 18:14:8Lev.18.14.W8TAB
דֹּדָֽתְךָ֖
dohdatkha
“your aunt”
- Transliteration
- doh-DAT-kha
- Extended
- doh-DAAT-kha
- IPA
- /doː.ˈðaːt.xa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your aunt
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Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
doh-DAT-kha
- clause
el-ISH-TO LO tik-RAAV doh-DAT-kha HI
- sentence
ehr-VAT a-KHEE-a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH el-ISH-TO LO tik-RAAV doh-DAT-kha HI
Root and etymology
d-w-ddalet-vav-dalet
“aunt, beloved (kinswoman)”
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 18:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 18:14, so the Hebrew word דֹּדָֽתְךָ֖ (dohdatkha) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.14.W8.S1) and character.