Leviticus 18:26:3Lev.18.26.W3TAB
אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙
etkhookohtai
“my statutes”
- Transliteration
- et-khoo-koh-TAI
- Extended
- eht-khoo-koh-TAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.xu.qoˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my statutes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-khoo-koh-TAI
- clause
u-she-mar-TEM a-TEM et-khoo-koh-TAI ve-et-mish-pa-TAI ve-LO ta-a-SU mi-KOL ha-to-eh-VOHT ha-EL-leh
- sentence
u-she-mar-TEM a-TEM et-khoo-koh-TAI ve-et-mish-pa-TAI ve-LO ta-a-SU mi-KOL ha-to-eh-VOHT ha-EL-leh ha-ez-RAKH ve-ha-GER ha-GAR be-toch-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired direct-object markers et-hukotai {אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ | ʾet-ḥuqqōtāy} and ve-et-mishpatai {וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י | wə-ʾet-mišpāṭāy} introduce two distinct categories of divine commands.
Root and etymology
ḥ-q-qHet, Qof, Qof
“to inscribe, decree”
In context — Leviticus 18:26
But you shall keep my statutes and my rules, and none of you shall do any of these abominations , neither the native nor the sojourner who dwells among you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 18:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ (etkhookohtai) 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.18.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.26.W3.S1) and character.