Leviticus 22:2:8Lev.22.2.W8TAB
יְחַלְּל֖וּ
yekhallelu
“profane”
- Transliteration
- ye-khal-le-LU
- Extended
- yeh-khal-leh-LOO
- IPA
- /jəħalːəˈluː/
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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Word in context
- word
ye-khal-le-LU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU
- clause
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI a-SHER HEM mak-di-SHEEM LI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prohibitive clause ve-lo yeḥalləlû {וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ | wə-lō yeḥalləlû} ‘and not let them profane’ introduces the potential violation, focusing on the direct object et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct object marker’ + shem kadshi {שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי | šēm qāḏōšî} ‘my holy name’.
Root and etymology
“to profane, defile”
In context — Leviticus 22:2
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and let them keep themselves apart from the holy things of the sons of Israel, so that they do not profane My holy name, which they sanctify to Me. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 22:2, so the Hebrew word יְחַלְּל֖וּ (yekhallelu) 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.22.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.2.W8.S1) and character.