Leviticus 18:27:2Lev.18.27.W2TAB
אֶת־כָּל־הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת
etkolhatoevot
“all the abominations”
- Transliteration
- et-KOL-ha-to-e-VOT
- Extended
- eh-KOHL-hah-toh-eh-VOHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.kɔl.hat.toː.ʕeˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the abominations
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
et-KOL-ha-to-e-VOT
- phraseyour reading level
et-KOL-ha-to-e-VOT ha-EL
- clause
KI et-KOL-ha-to-e-VOT ha-EL a-SU an-SHEI-ha-A-rets a-SHER lif-NEI-khem
- sentence
KI et-KOL-ha-to-e-VOT ha-EL a-SU an-SHEI-ha-A-rets a-SHER lif-NEI-khem va-tit-MA ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks kol hatôʿēvōṯ hāʾēl {כָּל־הַתּוֹעֵבֹת הָאֵל | kol hatôʿēvōṯ hāʾēl} ‘all these abominations’ as the full object, stressing comprehensive violation.
Root and etymology
t-ʿ-bTav–Ayin–Bet
“detestation”
In context — Leviticus 18:27
For all these abominations , the people of the land who were before you did them, and the land has become defiled .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 18:27, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת (etkolhatoevot) 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.18.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.27.W2.S1) and character.