Leviticus 21:6:5Lev.21.6.W5TAB
יְחַלְּל֔וּ
yehkhallehloo
“profane”
- Transliteration
- yeh-khal-LEH-loo
- Extended
- yeh-khal-LEH-loo
- IPA
- /jəħalˈleːlu/
Meaning by language
- English
- profane
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yeh-khal-LEH-loo
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO yeh-khal-LEH-loo
- clause
ke-do-SHIM yih-YOO leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem ve-LO yeh-khal-LEH-loo SHEM e-lo-HEH-hem
- sentence
ke-do-SHIM yih-YOO leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem ve-LO yeh-khal-LEH-loo SHEM e-lo-HEH-hem KEE et-ih-SHEE Ye-ho-VAH LE-khem e-lo-HEH-hem HEM mak-ri-VIM veh-ha-YOO KO-desh
Exegesis
The prohibition uses a vav-consecutive imperfect in vĕ-lō yĕ-ḥallē-lû {וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ | vĕ-lō yĕ-ḥallē-lû} ‘and not they will profane’, with the Piel stem intensifying the causative desecration.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-lchet-lamed-lamed
“to profane, defile”
In context — Leviticus 21:6
They shall be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they offer the fire-offerings of the LORD—the bread of their God—they shall be holy.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 21:6, so the Hebrew word יְחַלְּל֔וּ (yehkhallehloo) 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.21.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.6.W5.S1) and character.