Leviticus 22:8:4Lev.22.8.W4TAB
יֹאכַ֖ל
yoakhal
“eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-a-KHAL
- Extended
- yoh-a-KHAH
- IPA
- /jo.ʔa.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-a-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
LO yo-a-KHAL
- clause
ne-ve-LAH oo-treh-FA LO yo-a-KHAL leh-tah-me-ah-VAH
- sentence
ne-ve-LAH oo-treh-FA LO yo-a-KHAL leh-tah-me-ah-VAH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} precedes the imperfect verb yochel {יֹאכַל | yō-ˀa-khal}, creating a continuous prohibition.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Kaf-Lamed
“to eat”
In context — Leviticus 22:8
He must not eat a carcass or a torn animal, so as not to become unclean by it. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 22:8, so the Hebrew word יֹאכַ֖ל (yoakhal) 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.22.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.8.W4.S1) and character.