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

Result
תְּ + בַ + לֻּ֣ל
teh + va + lool
tehvalool

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    teh-va-LOOL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH

  3. clause

    o-gib-BEHN o-DAK O teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH

  4. 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 contextLeviticus 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.