Leviticus 21:20:9Lev.21.20.W9TAB
יַלֶּ֔פֶת
yallefet
“scabs”
- Transliteration
- yal-LE-fet
- Extended
- yal-LEH-fet
- IPA
- /jalˈlefet/
Meaning by language
- English
- scabs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yal-LE-fet
- phraseyour reading level
O yal-LE-fet
- clause
O ga-RAV O yal-LE-fet O meh-ROH-akh A-SHEKH
- 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 noun yallep̄et {יַלֶּפֶת | yallep̄et} denotes an itching disease rather than a mere discharge.
Root and etymology
י־ל־פ
“itch”
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 21:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 21:20, so the Hebrew word יַלֶּ֔פֶת (yallefet) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.20.W9.S1) and character.