Leviticus 20:4:2Lev.20.4.W2TAB
הַעְלֵ֣ם
haelem
“concealing”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-LEM
- Extended
- hah-eh-LEHM
- IPA
- /haʕˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- concealing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-e-LEM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-e-LEM ya-e-li-MOO AM ha-A-rets
- clause
ve-IM ha-e-LEM ya-e-li-MOO AM ha-A-rets et-ey-NEI-HEM min-ha-ISH ha-HU be-tit-TO mi-zar-O la-MO-lekh
- sentence
ve-IM ha-e-LEM ya-e-li-MOO AM ha-A-rets et-ey-NEI-HEM min-ha-ISH ha-HU be-tit-TO mi-zar-O la-MO-lekh le-vil-TI ha-MIT o-TO
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute ha'alem {הַעְלֵם | ha-ʿālem} paired with the imperfect yaleemu {יַעְלִימוּ | yaʿlîmu} intensifies the deliberate concealment.
In context — Leviticus 20:4
And if the people of the land willfully hide their eyes from that man when he gives his offspring to Molekh, so as not to put him to death—
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 20:4, so the Hebrew word הַעְלֵ֣ם (haelem) 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.20.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.4.W2.S1) and character.