Leviticus 20:9:11Lev.20.9.W11TAB
קִלֵּ֖ל
kihlel
“cursed”
- Transliteration
- kih-LEL
- Extended
- kih-LEH
- IPA
- /kilˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- cursed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kih-LEL
- clause
a-VIV veh-i-MO kih-LEL da-MAV BO
- sentence
kee-ISH ISH a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV veh-et-i-MO MOT yu-MAT a-VIV veh-i-MO kih-LEL da-MAV BO
Exegesis
The Piel perfect qillel {קִלֵּל | qillēl} ‘he cursed’ restates the offense for emphasis.
Root and etymology
q-l-lqof–lamed–lamed
“to curse”
In context — Leviticus 20:9
For any man who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 20:9, so the Hebrew word קִלֵּ֖ל (kihlel) 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.20.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.9.W11.S1) and character.