Nehemiah 13:29:5Neh.13.29.W5TAB

גָּאֳלֵ֣י

gaole

“defilers of”

Transliteration: ga-o-LE
Extended: gaa-oh-LEE
IPA: /ɡaː.ʔɔ̆ˈleː/

Meaning by language

English: defilers of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

גָּ + אֳ + לֵ֣י

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ga + o + le

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gaole

Alphabet Analysis

	Gimel	g as in good
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Hateph Qamets	reduced 'oh'
	Lamed	l as in law
	Tsere	long 'ey' as in they
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

word
ga-o-LE
phraseyour reading level
ga-o-LE ha-ke-hu-NA
clause
AL ga-o-LE ha-ke-hu-NA u-ve-RIT ha-ke-hu-NA ve-hal-vi-YIM
sentence
zakh-RA la-HEM e-lo-HAI AL ga-o-LE ha-ke-hu-NA u-ve-RIT ha-ke-hu-NA ve-hal-vi-YIM

Exegesis

The particle al {עַ֚ל | ʿal} introduces the reason clause headed by ga’olei {גָּאֳלֵ֣י | gā-’ō-lêy} ‘defilers,’ which enumerates hakkehunnah {הַכְּהֻנָּ֔ה | ha-ḵə-hûn-nāh} ‘the priesthood,’ berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît} ‘the covenant,’ and halleviyim {הַלְוִיִּֽם | hal-le-vî-yim} ‘the Levites.’ The repeated conjunction vav links these items in a cumulative series that heightens the sense of violation. English preserves this parallel structure and imperative tone to reflect the original emphasis.

Root and etymology

ג־א־ל

“to defile”

In context — Nehemiah 13:29

Remember them, O my God , for they have defiled the priesthood, the covenant of the priesthood, and the Levites.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Nehemiah 13:29, so the Hebrew word גָּאֳלֵ֣י (gaole) 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 Neh.13.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.29.W5.S1) and character.

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