Leviticus 21:19:6Lev.21.19.W6TAB

רָ֑גֶל

ragel

foot

Transliteration
RA-gel
Extended
RAA-gehl
IPA
/ˈraː.ɡɛl/

Meaning by language

English
foot

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Result
רָ֑ + גֶל
ra + gel
ragel

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Gimelg as in good
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    RA-gel

  2. phraseyour reading level

    SHE-ver RA-gel

  3. clause

    OH EESH a-SHER-yi-HYEH VO SHE-ver RA-gel

  4. sentence

    OH EESH a-SHER-yi-HYEH VO SHE-ver RA-gel OH SHE-ver YAD

Exegesis

The parallel expression shever regel {שֶׁבֶר רָגֶל | še-ver rā-gel} and shever yad {שֶׁבֶר יָד | še-ver yād}, joined by o {אוֹ | ʾô} ‘or’, establishes mutual exclusivity. The English ‘has a broken foot or hand’ conveys the Hebrew idiom while preserving natural syntax.

Root and etymology

Rootr-g-l

foot, leg

In contextLeviticus 21:19

Or a man who has in him a broken foot or a broken hand .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 21:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 21:19, so the Hebrew word רָ֑גֶל (ragel) 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.21.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.19.W6.S1) and character.