Leviticus 22:14:2Lev.22.14.W2TAB
כִּֽי־יֹאכַ֥ל
keeyokhal
“if eats”
- Transliteration
- kee-YO-KHAL
- Extended
- kee-YOH-KHAL
- IPA
- /kiː.joːˈχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- if eats
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
kee-YO-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
kee-YO-KHAL KO-desh
- clause
veh-EESH kee-YO-KHAL KO-desh bish-ge-GAH
- sentence
veh-EESH kee-YO-KHAL KO-desh bish-ge-GAH veh-ya-SAF kha-MEE-shee-TO a-LAV veh-na-TAN la-KO-hen et-ha-KO-desh
Exegesis
The clause begins with ve’îš {וְאִישׁ | wǝ-ʾîš} ‘a person’ plus kî {כִּי | kî} as a conditional particle introducing a hypothetical scenario.
The imperfect form yōʾkhal {יֹאכַל | yōʾkhal} indicates the potential action of consuming qōdeš {קֹדֶשׁ | qōdeš} ‘sacred thing.’
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Kaf-Lamed
“to eat”
In context — Leviticus 22:14
And if any man eats a sacred thing unintentionally, then he shall add a fifth part to it and give the sacred thing to the priest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 22:14, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יֹאכַ֥ל (keeyokhal) 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.22.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.14.W2.S1) and character.