Leviticus 20:17:19Lev.20.17.W19TAB
גִּלָּ֖ה
gillah
“he uncovered”
- Transliteration
- gil-LAH
- Extended
- gihl-LAA
- IPA
- /ɡilˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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
gil-LAH
- clause
er-VAT a-KHO-to gil-LAH a-vo-NO yi-SA
- sentence
ve-EESH a-SHER-yi-KAKH ET-a-KHO-to bat-a-VIV OH bat-i-MO ve-ra-AH ET-er-va-TAH ve-HEE-tir-EH ET-er-va-TO KHE-sed HU ve-nikh-re-TOO le-eh-NEE be-NEY am-MAM er-VAT a-KHO-to gil-LAH a-vo-NO yi-SA
Exegesis
Finally, the verbs gillah {גִּלָּ֖ה | gillāh} ‘he has uncovered’ and yissa {יִשָּֽׂא | yiśśāʾ} ‘he shall bear’ close the formula by stating the offense and its consequence. The English renderings maintain this order to preserve the verse’s legal precision and thematic emphasis on communal accountability.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel-lamed-heh
“to uncover”
In context — Leviticus 20:17
If a man takes his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace . They shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people; for he has uncovered his sister’s nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:17:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Leviticus 20:17, so the Hebrew word גִּלָּ֖ה (gillah) 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.20.17.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.17.W19.S1) and character.