Leviticus 23:6:12Lev.23.6.W12TAB
תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃
tokhelu
“eat”
- Transliteration
- to-khe-LU
- Extended
- toh-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /toː.xeˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
to-khe-LU
- phraseyour reading level
mat-TSOT to-khe-LU
- clause
shiv-AT ya-MIM mat-TSOT to-khe-LU
- sentence
u-va-kha-mi-SHAH a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh ha-ZEH KHAG ha-mat-TSOT la-ye-ho-VAH shiv-AT ya-MIM mat-TSOT to-khe-LU
Exegesis
The verb tochelu {תֹּאכֵֽלוּ | tô-ḵê-lû} in Qal imperfect second person masculine plural jussive conveys obligation, rendered with modal auxiliaries to maintain the communal directive force.
In context — Leviticus 23:6
And on the fifteenth day of this month the Festival of Unleavened Breads is for the LORD ; for seven days you shall eat unleavened breads.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 23:6, so the Hebrew word תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ (tokhelu) 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.23.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.6.W12.S1) and character.