Leviticus 19:29:1Lev.19.29.W1TAB
אַל־תְּחַלֵּ֥ל
altekhalel
“do not profane”
- Transliteration
- al-te-kha-LEL
- Extended
- ahl-teh-kha-LEHL
- IPA
- /ʔal.tə.ħaˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not profane
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
al-te-kha-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
al-te-kha-LEL et-bit-KHA
- clause
al-te-kha-LEL et-bit-KHA le-haz-no-TAH
- sentence
al-te-kha-LEL et-bit-KHA le-haz-no-TAH ve-lo-tiz-NEH ha-A-rets u-mal-AH ha-A-rets zim-MAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive construct al-techallel {אַל־תְּחַלֵּ֥ל | ʾal-tə-ḥal-lêl}, combining the negative particle with the Piel imperfect second-person masculine singular jussive to issue a strong command.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Lamed–Lamed
“to profane, to desecrate”
In context — Leviticus 19:29
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, and do not prostitute the land, or the land will be filled with depravity .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:29, so the Hebrew word אַל־תְּחַלֵּ֥ל (altekhalel) 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.19.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.29.W1.S1) and character.