Leviticus 22:11:7Lev.22.11.W7TAB
יֹ֣אכַל
yokhal
“may eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-KHAL
- Extended
- yoh-KHAL
- IPA
- /joˈxal/
Meaning by language
- English
- may eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
yo-KHAL BO
- clause
ve-ko-HEN ki-yik-NEH NE-fesh kin-YAN kas-PO HOO yo-KHAL BO
- sentence
ve-ko-HEN ki-yik-NEH NE-fesh kin-YAN kas-PO HOO yo-KHAL BO vi-LEED bei-TO HEM yo-kh-LOO veh-lakh-MO
Exegesis
The pronominal suffix on yokhal {יֹּאכַל | yô-ḵal} marks the priest’s entitlement to consume the acquired person.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Kaf-Lamed
“to eat”
In context — Leviticus 22:11
But if a priest acquires a person as property with his money, he may eat of it; and those born in his house may also eat of his bread .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 22:11, so the Hebrew word יֹ֣אכַל (yokhal) 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.22.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.11.W7.S1) and character.