Leviticus 19:16:2Lev.19.16.W2TAB
רָכִיל֙
rakhil
“as a slanderer”
- Transliteration
- ra-KHIL
- Extended
- rah-KHEEL
- IPA
- /raːˈxiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a slanderer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-KHIL
- phraseyour reading level
loh-te-LEKH ra-KHIL
- clause
loh-te-LEKH ra-KHIL be-am-ME-kha LO ta-a-MOD al-DAM re-E-kha
- sentence
loh-te-LEKH ra-KHIL be-am-ME-kha LO ta-a-MOD al-DAM re-E-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
In the first clause, the noun rakhil {רָכִיל | rā-khil} ‘slanderer’ follows the verb to stress the prohibited act of defamation, while the phrase beʿamekha {בְּעַמֶּךָ | bə-ʿam-mə-ḵā} ‘among your people’ defines its communal scope.
Root and etymology
ר־כ־ל
“to go about”
In context — Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people; you shall not stand against the blood of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 19:16, so the Hebrew word רָכִיל֙ (rakhil) 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.19.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.16.W2.S1) and character.