Leviticus 18:8:4Lev.18.8.W4TAB
תְגַלֵּ֑ה
tehgalleh
“uncover”
- Transliteration
- teh-gal-LEH
- Extended
- teh-gal-LEH
- IPA
- /təɡalˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- uncover
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
teh-gal-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
LO teh-gal-LEH
- clause
er-VAT eh-shet-a-VEE-kha LO teh-gal-LEH
- sentence
er-VAT eh-shet-a-VEE-kha LO teh-gal-LEH er-VAT a-VEE-kha HI
Exegesis
The prohibition lo tegalleh {לֹא תְגַלֵּה | lo te-gal-leh} employs the negative particle lo plus the Piel imperfect to issue a direct command.
Root and etymology
g-l-hGimel-Lamed-He
“to uncover, reveal”
In context — Leviticus 18:8
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is the nakedness of your father.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:8, so the Hebrew word תְגַלֵּ֑ה (tehgalleh) 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.18.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.8.W4.S1) and character.