Leviticus 18:16:4Lev.18.16.W4TAB
תְגַלֵּ֑ה
tegalleh
“uncover”
- Transliteration
- te-gal-LEH
- Extended
- teh-gahl-LEH
- IPA
- /təɡalˈleː/
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-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-gal-LEH
- clause
er-VAT e-SHET-a-KHI-kha LO te-gal-LEH
- sentence
er-VAT e-SHET-a-KHI-kha LO te-gal-LEH er-VAT a-KHI-kha hi-U
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹ֣א | lōʔ} ‘not’ precedes the Piel imperfect tegalleh {תְגַלֵּ֑ה | tə-gal-lêh} ‘you shall uncover’, intensifying the prohibition.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־הgimel–lamed–heh
“to uncover, reveal”
In context — Leviticus 18:16
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is the nakedness of your brother.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:16, 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.18.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.16.W4.S1) and character.