Leviticus 21:23:2Lev.21.23.W2TAB
אֶל־הַפָּרֹ֜כֶת
elhaparokhet
“to the veil”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-pa-RO-khet
- Extended
- ehl-ha-pah-ROH-kheht
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ha.paˈroː.xɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the veil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-pa-RO-khet
- phraseyour reading level
AKH el-ha-pa-RO-khet
- clause
AKH el-ha-pa-RO-khet LO ya-VO ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yi-GASH ki-MUM BO
- sentence
AKH el-ha-pa-RO-khet LO ya-VO ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yi-GASH ki-MUM BO ve-LO ye-kha-LEL et-mik-da-SHAI KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adversative particle akh {אַךְ | ʾăḥ} marking an exception, followed by the prepositional phrase el-ha-parokhet {אֶל־הַפָּרֹכֶת | ʾel-hă-pā-rō-ḥeṯ} “to the curtain” with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} + yavo {יָבֹא | yā-vō} “he shall come.”
Root and etymology
p-r-khpē-reish-khet
“separator, curtain”
In context — Leviticus 21:23
However, he shall not come to the curtain, and he shall not approach the altar, for there is a defect in him; and he shall not profane My sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 21:23, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַפָּרֹ֜כֶת (elhaparokhet) 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.21.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.23.W2.S1) and character.