Leviticus 20:11:8Lev.20.11.W8TAB
גִּלָּ֑ה
gilah
“has uncovered”
- Transliteration
- gi-LAH
- Extended
- gee-LAA
- IPA
- /gilˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has uncovered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
gi-LAH
- clause
ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-EH-shet a-VIV er-VAT a-VIV gi-LAH
- sentence
ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-EH-shet a-VIV er-VAT a-VIV gi-LAH moht-yoo-MET-oo sheh-NEI-hem de-MEI-hem BAM
Exegesis
The Piel perfect gillah {גִּלָּה | gilâh} 'he has uncovered' emphasizes deliberate action.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel-lamed-heh
“to uncover”
In context — Leviticus 20:11
And if a man lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness . They shall surely be put to death, both of them; their blood is upon them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 20:11, so the Hebrew word גִּלָּ֑ה (gilah) 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.20.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.11.W8.S1) and character.