Leviticus 25:49:4Lev.25.49.W4TAB
יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ
yigalenu
“redeem him”
- Transliteration
- yig-a-LE-nu
- Extended
- yig-ah-LEH-nu
- IPA
- /jiɡ.ʔaˈlɛn.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- redeem him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yig-a-LE-nu
- clause
oh-DO-do OH ben-DO-do yig-a-LE-nu oh-mish-ER be-sa-RO mi-mish-pakh-TO yig-a-LE-nu
- sentence
oh-DO-do OH ben-DO-do yig-a-LE-nu oh-mish-ER be-sa-RO mi-mish-pakh-TO yig-a-LE-nu oh-hi-SEE-ga ya-DO ve-nig-AL
Exegesis
The verse is structured as a series of alternatives introduced by the disjunctive particle o {אוֹ | ʾō} ‘or’, marking successive redemption options with the Hiphil imperfect yigaalennu {יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ | yi-gō-ʾă-lēn-nû} ‘may redeem him’ for kinsmen-redeemers and concluding with the Niphal perfect venigaal {וְנִגְאָֽל | wə-nig-ʾā-ʾal} ‘and he shall be redeemed’ for self-redemption.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–aleph–lamed
“to redeem”
In context — Leviticus 25:49
Or his uncle, or the son of his uncle, may redeem him. Or any close relative from his flesh, from his clan, may redeem him. Or if his hand has attained, then he shall be redeemed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:49:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 25:49, so the Hebrew word יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ (yigalenu) 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.25.49.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.49.W4.S1) and character.