Leviticus 20:12:8Lev.20.12.W8TAB
תֶּ֥בֶל
tevel
“perversion”
- Transliteration
- TE-vel
- Extended
- TEH-vel
- IPA
- /ˈtevɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- perversion
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TE-vel
- phraseyour reading level
TE-vel a-SU
- clause
TE-vel a-SU de-MEI-hem BAM
- sentence
ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-kal-la-TO MOT yoom-TOO she-NEI-hem TE-vel a-SU de-MEI-hem BAM
Exegesis
The noun tevel {תֶּ֥בֶל | te-vel} ‘perversion’ delivers the moral rationale for the prohibition.
Root and etymology
ת־ב־ל
“confusion, mixing”
In context — Leviticus 20:12
Any man who lies with his daughter-in-law shall surely be put to death; they have committed perversion , and their blood shall be upon them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 20:12, so the Hebrew word תֶּ֥בֶל (tevel) 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.20.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.12.W8.S1) and character.