Leviticus 18:23:10Lev.18.23.W10TAB
תֶּ֥בֶל
tevel
“it is”
- Transliteration
- TE-vel
- Extended
- TEH-vel
- IPA
- /ˈtɛvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TE-vel
- phraseyour reading level
TE-vel HU
- clause
veh-i-SHAH loh-ta-ah-MOD lif-NEI veh-HEH-MAH leh-riv-AH TE-vel HU
- sentence
oo-veh-KHOL-beh-HEH-MAH loh-ti-TEN she-KHAV-te-KHA leh-tahm-ah-VAH veh-i-SHAH loh-ta-ah-MOD lif-NEI veh-HEH-MAH leh-riv-AH TE-vel HU
Exegesis
The final nominal clause tevel hu {תֶּבֶל הוּא | teḇeḷ hû} ‘it is perversion’ functions as a categorical verdict, marking moral condemnation.
Root and etymology
t-b-ltav-bet-lamed
“confusion, perversion”
In context — Leviticus 18:23
With any animal, you shall not have intercourse to defile yourself in it; nor shall a woman stand before an animal for mating; it is perversion .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 18:23, so the Hebrew word תֶּ֥בֶל (tevel) 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.18.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.23.W10.S1) and character.