Leviticus 24:23:6Lev.24.23.W6TAB
אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל
ethamekalel
“the one who cursed”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-me-ka-LEL
- Extended
- et-hah-meh-kah-LEHL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ham.məqalˈlɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one who cursed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-me-ka-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-tsi-U et-ha-me-ka-LEL
- clause
va-ye-da-BER mo-SHEH el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL va-yo-tsi-U et-ha-me-ka-LEL el-mi-KHUTS la-ma-kha-NEH va-yir-ge-MU o-TO A-ven
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER mo-SHEH el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL va-yo-tsi-U et-ha-me-ka-LEL el-mi-KHUTS la-ma-kha-NEH va-yir-ge-MU o-TO A-ven uv-be-NEE-yis-ra-EL a-SU ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHEH
Exegesis
The participle hamekalel {הַמְקַלֵּל | ham·qäl·lēl} ‘the one who blasphemed’ introduces the accused as a transgressor of divine sanctity.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–lamed–lamed
“to curse”
In context — Leviticus 24:23
And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and they brought out the one who blasphemed outside the camp and stoned him with a stone. And the sons of Israel did just as the LORD had commanded Moses .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 24:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל (ethamekalel) 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.24.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.23.W6.S1) and character.