Leviticus 18:15:4Lev.18.15.W4TAB
תְגַלֵּ֑ה
tegaleh
“uncover”
- Transliteration
- te-gal-EH
- Extended
- teh-gal-EH
- IPA
- /θə.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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-gal-EH
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-gal-EH
- clause
er-VAT kal-lat-KHA LO te-gal-EH
- sentence
er-VAT kal-lat-KHA LO te-gal-EH E-shet bin-KHA HI LO te-gal-EH er-va-TAH
Exegesis
The verse is structured as a bipartite prohibition, each clause inaugurated by the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʼ} ‘not’ followed by the verb tegalleh {תְגַלֵּה | təgallêh} ‘uncover’.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־הgimel–lamed–heh
“to uncover, reveal”
In context — Leviticus 18:15
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law ; she is the wife of your son, and you shall not uncover her nakedness .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:15, so the Hebrew word תְגַלֵּ֑ה (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.18.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.15.W4.S1) and character.