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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-gal-LOT
- phraseyour reading level
le-gal-LOT er-va-TAH
- 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
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.