Leviticus 19:14:1Lev.19.14.W1TAB
לֹא־תְקַלֵּ֣ל
lohtehkallel
“do not curse”
- Transliteration
- loh-teh-kal-LEL
- Extended
- loh-teh-kal-LEHL
- IPA
- /loː.təqalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not curse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
loh-teh-kal-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
loh-teh-kal-LEL khe-RESH
- clause
loh-teh-kal-LEL khe-RESH veh-lif-NEE i-VER LO tih-TEN mikh-SHOL
- sentence
loh-teh-kal-LEL khe-RESH veh-lif-NEE i-VER LO tih-TEN mikh-SHOL veh-yah-REH-tah meh-eh-loh-HEE-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The bound clause lo-teqallel {לֹא־תְקַלֵּ֣ל | lō-tə-qal-lel} ‘you shall not curse’ employs the negative particle lo with a Piel verb to express a forceful prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootqoph-lamed-lamed
“to make light; to curse”
In context — Leviticus 19:14
You shall not curse the deaf nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God ; I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:14, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תְקַלֵּ֣ל (lohtehkallel) 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.19.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.14.W1.S1) and character.