Leviticus 18:21:6Lev.18.21.W6TAB
תְחַלֵּ֛ל
tekhalel
“profane”
- Transliteration
- te-kha-LEL
- Extended
- teh-khah-LEHL
- IPA
- /tə.ħalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- profane
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
te-kha-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO te-kha-LEL
- clause
ve-LO te-kha-LEL et-SHEM e-lo-HE-kha a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
oo-mih-zahr-ah-KHA loh-ti-TEN leh-ha-a-VIR la-MO-lekh ve-LO te-kha-LEL et-SHEM e-lo-HE-kha a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
La-molekh {לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ | la-mō-leḳ} ‘to Molech’ identifies the forbidden recipient, while the vav-conjunctive prohibition ve-lo te-kha-lel {וְלֹא תְחַלֵּ֛ל | wə-lō tə-kha-lêl} ‘and not you shall profane’ introduces a parallel injunction.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-lḥ-l-l
“to defile, profane”
In context — Leviticus 18:21
And from your offspring you shall not give to Molech to make them pass through the fire, and you shall not profane the name of your God . I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 18:21, so the Hebrew word תְחַלֵּ֛ל (tekhalel) 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.18.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.21.W6.S1) and character.