Leviticus 20:21:10Lev.20.21.W10TAB
גִּלָּ֖ה
gillah
“has uncovered”
- Transliteration
- gil-LAH
- Extended
- gil-LAAH
- 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
gil-LAH
- clause
er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
- sentence
veh-EESH a-SHER yik-KAKH et-E-shet a-KHI-v nid-DAH HEE er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
Exegesis
The construct ervat achiv gillah {עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֛יו גִּלָּ֖ה | ʿerwāṯ ʾaḥîw gillāh} employs a construct chain plus perfect verb to euphemistically state “he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness.”
Root and etymology
Rootgimel-lamed-heh
“to uncover”
In context — Leviticus 20:21
And if a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity ; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness . They will be childless.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 20:21, 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.20.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.21.W10.S1) and character.