Leviticus 22:7:5Lev.22.7.W5TAB
יֹאכַ֣ל
yokhal
“eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-KHAL
- Extended
- yoh-KHAL
- IPA
- /joː.ˈχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 min-ha-ko-da-SHIM
- clause
ve-a-KHAR yo-KHAL min-ha-ko-da-SHIM KI lakh-MO HU
- sentence
oo-VA ha-SHE-mesh ve-ta-HER ve-a-KHAR yo-KHAL min-ha-ko-da-SHIM KI lakh-MO HU
Exegesis
The adverbial connector ve’achar {וְאַחַר | və-’aḥar} ‘and after’ transitions to the permission clause signaled by the Qal imperfect yokhal {יֹאכַל | yô’ăk̠al} ‘he may eat’, indicating ongoing ability.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Kaf-Lamed
“to eat”
In context — Leviticus 22:7
And when the sun has set, he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things; for it is his food.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 22:7, so the Hebrew word יֹאכַ֣ל (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.22.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.7.W5.S1) and character.