Leviticus 20:4:3Lev.20.4.W3TAB
יַעְלִימֽוּ֩
yaelimoo
“conceal”
- Transliteration
- ya-e-li-MOO
- Extended
- yah-eh-lee-MOO
- IPA
- /jaʕliˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- conceal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-e-li-MOO
- 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 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 20:4, so the Hebrew word יַעְלִימֽוּ֩ (yaelimoo) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.4.W3.S1) and character.