Leviticus 21:20:4Lev.21.20.W4TAB
תְּבַלֻּ֣ל
tehvalool
“a defect”
- Transliteration
- teh-va-LOOL
- Extended
- teh-vah-LOOL
- IPA
- /təvalˈlul/
Meaning by language
- English
- a defect
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
teh-va-LOOL
- phraseyour reading level
teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH
- clause
o-gib-BEHN o-DAK O teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH
- sentence
o-gib-BEHN o-DAK O teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH O ga-RAV O yal-LE-fet O meh-ROH-akh A-SHEKH
Exegesis
The construct phrase be’eino {בְּעֵינֹו | bĕʿêynō} ‘in his eye’ governs tebăllūl {תְּבַלֻּ֣ל | tebăllūl} ‘blemish’ in a genitive relation.
Root and etymology
ב־ל־ל
“to mix, confound”
In context — Leviticus 21:20
Or a hunchback, or one of small stature , or one having a blemish in his eye, or a scab, or an itching disease , or one whose testicle is crushed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 21:20, so the Hebrew word תְּבַלֻּ֣ל (tehvalool) 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.21.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.20.W4.S1) and character.