Leviticus 18:17:10Lev.18.17.W10TAB

לְגַלּ֣וֹת

legallot

to uncover

Transliteration
le-gal-LOT
Extended
leh-gal-LOHT
IPA
/lə.gal.ˈloːt/

Meaning by language

English
to uncover

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Result
לְ + גַל + לּ֣וֹת
le + gal + lot
legallot

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Gimelg as in good
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-gal-LOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-gal-LOT er-va-TAH

  3. clause

    ET-bat-be-NAH veh-ET-bat-bit-TAH LO ti-KAKH le-gal-LOT er-va-TAH sha-a-RAH HEN-NAH zi-MAH HI

  4. sentence

    er-VAT i-SHAH oo-bit-TAH LO te-gal-LEH ET-bat-be-NAH veh-ET-bat-bit-TAH LO ti-KAKH le-gal-LOT er-va-TAH sha-a-RAH HEN-NAH zi-MAH HI

Exegesis

The Piel forms in tegalleh and the infinitive legalot {לְגַלּוֹת | lə·gal·lôt} emphasize intentional action.

In contextLeviticus 18:17

The nakedness of a woman and her daughter you shall not uncover; the daughter of her son and the daughter of her daughter you shall not take to uncover her nakedness. They are her close relatives ; it is wickedness .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 18:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 18:17, so the Hebrew word לְגַלּ֣וֹת (legallot) 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.18.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.17.W10.S1) and character.