Leviticus 23:39:10Lev.23.39.W10TAB
תָּחֹ֥גּוּ
takhogu
“celebrate”
- Transliteration
- ta-kho-GU
- Extended
- tah-khoh-GOO
- IPA
- /taːxoˈgu/
Meaning by language
- English
- celebrate
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-kho-GU
- phraseyour reading level
ta-kho-GU et-KHAG-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
AKH ba-kha-mi-SHA a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh hash-vee-EE be-AS-pe-KHEM et-te-voo-AT ha-A-rets ta-kho-GU et-KHAG-ye-ho-VAH shiv-AT ya-MEEM
- sentence
AKH ba-kha-mi-SHA a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh hash-vee-EE be-AS-pe-KHEM et-te-voo-AT ha-A-rets ta-kho-GU et-KHAG-ye-ho-VAH shiv-AT ya-MEEM bay-YOM ha-ri-SHON sha-ba-TON oo-bay-YOM hash-mi-NEE sha-ba-TON
Exegesis
The verb tachogu {תָּחֹגוּ | ṭāḥōgū} ‘you shall celebrate’ issues the command for the festival of the LORD, with chag YHWH {חַג יְהוָה | ḥag YHWH} specifying its divine designation and shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šiḇaʿat yāmmîm} ‘seven days’ indicating duration.
Root and etymology
ח־ג־ג
“to circle, celebrate”
In context — Leviticus 23:39
But on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the festival of the LORD for seven days; on the first day shall be a complete rest, and on the eighth day shall be a complete rest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:39:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 23:39, so the Hebrew word תָּחֹ֥גּוּ (takhogu) 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.23.39.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.39.W10.S1) and character.