Leviticus 18:26:8Lev.18.26.W8TAB
הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת
hatoehvoht
“the abominations”
- Transliteration
- ha-to-eh-VOHT
- Extended
- hah-toh-eh-VOHT
- IPA
- /hat.toː.ʕeːˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the abominations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-to-eh-VOHT
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KOL ha-to-eh-VOHT
- 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 prohibition clause ve-lo taʿasu {וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ | wə-lōʾ taʿăśū} governs mikol ha-toʾevot ha-eleh {מִכֹּל הַתּוֹעֵבֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה | mi-kkōl hat-ṯōʿēḇōṯ hā-ʾēlleh}, highlighting the comprehensive ban on abominations.
Root and etymology
t-ʿ-bTav, Ayin, Bet
“to abhor, detest”
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 18:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 18:26, so the Hebrew word הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת (hatoehvoht) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.26.W8.S1) and character.