Leviticus 18:20:3Lev.18.20.W3TAB
לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן
lohtihten
“do not give”
- Transliteration
- loh-tih-TEN
- Extended
- loh-tih-TEHN
- IPA
- /loː.tit.ˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not give
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
loh-tih-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
loh-tih-TEN sheh-KHAV-teh-KHAA
- clause
veh-el-EH-shet ah-meet-KHAA loh-tih-TEN sheh-KHAV-teh-KHAA leh-ZAA-ra
- sentence
veh-el-EH-shet ah-meet-KHAA loh-tih-TEN sheh-KHAV-teh-KHAA leh-ZAA-ra leh-tah-meh-AA-vah
Exegesis
The negation lo-titten {לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן | lō-tit-tēn} in the Qal imperfect forms a prohibitive decree.
In context — Leviticus 18:20
And you shall not give your intimacy to the wife of your companion, to defile yourself with her.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 18:20, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן (lohtihten) 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.18.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.20.W3.S1) and character.