Leviticus 21:19:6Lev.21.19.W6TAB
רָ֑גֶל
ragel
“foot”
- Transliteration
- RA-gel
- Extended
- RAA-gehl
- IPA
- /ˈraː.ɡɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- foot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RA-gel
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-ver RA-gel
- clause
OH EESH a-SHER-yi-HYEH VO SHE-ver RA-gel
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.