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
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ye-ka-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV
- clause
kee-ISH ISH a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV veh-et-i-MO MOT yu-MAT
- 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 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 20:9:4 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.