Leviticus 20:9:4Lev.20.9.W4TAB

יְקַלֵּ֧ל

yekalel

curses

Transliteration
ye-ka-LEL
Extended
yeh-ka-LEL
IPA
/jəkalˈleːl/

Meaning by language

English
curses

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + קַ + לֵּ֧ל
ye + ka + lel
yekalel

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ka-LEL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV

  3. clause

    kee-ISH ISH a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV veh-et-i-MO MOT yu-MAT

  4. 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 relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer} ‘who’ connects the subject to the Piel imperfect yeqallel {יְקַלֵּל | yeqallel} ‘curses’, conveying an intensified action.

Root and etymology

q-l-lqof–lamed–lamed

to curse

In contextLeviticus 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 20:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 20:9, so the Hebrew word יְקַלֵּ֧ל (yekalel) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.9.W4.S1) and character.