Leviticus 21:14:5Lev.21.14.W5TAB
אֶת־אֵ֖לֶּה
etehleh
“these”
- Transliteration
- et-EH-leh
- Extended
- eht-EH-leh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- these
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-EH-leh
- clause
al-ma-NAH u-ge-roo-SHAH va-kha-la-LAH zo-NAH et-EH-leh LO yih-KAAKH
- sentence
al-ma-NAH u-ge-roo-SHAH va-kha-la-LAH zo-NAH et-EH-leh LO yih-KAAKH KI im-beh-TOO-LAH meh-ah-MAAV yih-KAKH i-SHAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et with eleh {אֶת־אֵלֶּה | 'et-'êlleh} marks these as objects of the negative imperative.
In context — Leviticus 21:14
A widow, a divorced woman, a profaned woman , or a prostitute—these he must not take; but he shall take only a virgin from among his own people as his wife .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 21:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֵ֖לֶּה (etehleh) 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.21.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.14.W5.S1) and character.