Leviticus 19:28:7Lev.19.28.W7TAB
קֽ͏ַעֲקַ֔ע
kaaka
“tattoo”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-KA
- Extended
- kah-ah-KAH
- IPA
- /qa.ʕa.ˈqaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- tattoo
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ka-a-KA
- phraseyour reading level
u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA
- clause
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM
- sentence
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The hendiadys u-kto-vet qa‘aqa‘ {וּכְתֹבֶת קֽ͏ַעֲקַ֔ע | u-kto-vet qa-a-qa} merges writing and engraving into a single tattoo concept.
Root and etymology
Rootq-‘-q-‘
“to engrave; tattoo”
In context — Leviticus 19:28
You shall not make an incision for a soul in your flesh, and you shall not put engraving on yourselves. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 19:28, so the Hebrew word קֽ͏ַעֲקַ֔ע (kaaka) 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.19.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.28.W7.S1) and character.