Leviticus 20:19:7Lev.20.19.W7TAB
תְגַלֵּ֑ה
tegalleh
“uncover”
- Transliteration
- te-gal-LEH
- Extended
- teh-gahl-LEH
- IPA
- /tə.gal.ˈle/
Meaning by language
- English
- uncover
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-gal-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-gal-LEH
- clause
veh-er-VAT a-KHOT im-ME-kha va-a-KHOT a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH
- sentence
veh-er-VAT a-KHOT im-ME-kha va-a-KHOT a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH KI eht-sheh-eh-RO he-eh-RAA ah-voh-NAAM yih-sah-OO
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹ֣א | lō} precedes the Piel imperfect tegalleh {תְגַלֵּ֑ה | tə-gal-lê} ‘you shall uncover,’ marking a direct legal prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel-lamed-heh
“to uncover”
In context — Leviticus 20:19
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for that is to uncover one’s close relative; they shall bear their iniquity .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 20:19, so the Hebrew word תְגַלֵּ֑ה (tegalleh) 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.20.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.19.W7.S1) and character.