Leviticus 21:12:5Lev.21.12.W5TAB
יְחַלֵּ֔ל
yekhallel
“profane”
- Transliteration
- ye-khal-LEL
- Extended
- yeh-khal-LEHL
- IPA
- /jəħalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- profane
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ye-khal-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ye-khal-LEL
- clause
oo-min-hah-mik-DASH LO ye-TSE ve-LO ye-khal-LEL ET mik-DASH e-lo-HAV
- sentence
oo-min-hah-mik-DASH LO ye-TSE ve-LO ye-khal-LEL ET mik-DASH e-lo-HAV KI NE-zer SHE-men mish-KHAT e-lo-HAV a-LAV a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prohibitive construction lōʾ + yēṣēʾ {יֵצֵ֔א | yē·ṣēʾ} ‘he will go out’ establishes a negative command, paralleled by wə-lōʾ + yəḥallēl {יְחַלֵּ֔ל | yə·ḥal·lêl} ‘he will desecrate’.
Root and etymology
Rootchet-lamed-lamed
“to profane”
In context — Leviticus 21:12
And he shall not go out from the sanctuary, nor desecrate the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 21:12, so the Hebrew word יְחַלֵּ֔ל (yekhallel) 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.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.12.W5.S1) and character.