Leviticus 21:4:5Lev.21.4.W5TAB
לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃
lehekhalloh
“to profane”
- Transliteration
- le-HE-khal-loh
- Extended
- leh-HEH-khahl-loh
- IPA
- /ləˈhe.xal.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to profane
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
le-HE-khal-loh
- sentence
LO yi-tam-MAA BA-al be-am-MAW le-HE-khal-loh
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct lechallo {לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ | ləheḥallō} ‘to profane himself’, introduced by lamed, functions as a purpose/result clause indicating the negative outcome the law aims to prevent. This structure highlights the legal emphasis on a priest’s ritual purity in marital relations.
In context — Leviticus 21:4
He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people, so as to profane himself.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 21:4, so the Hebrew word לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃ (lehekhalloh) 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.21.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.4.W5.S1) and character.