Numbers 18:32:10Num.18.32.W10TAB
תְחַלְּלוּ
tekhallelu
“profane”
- Transliteration
- te-khal-LE-lu
- Extended
- teh-khal-LEH-loo
- IPA
- /tħalˈlelu/
Meaning by language
- English
- profane
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-khal-LE-lu
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-khal-LE-lu ve-LO ta-MU-tu
- clause
ve-ET-KAD-shei be-NEI-YIS-ra-el LO te-khal-LE-lu ve-LO ta-MU-tu
- sentence
ve-LO-TIS-u a-LAV KHET ba-ha-RIM-khem et-KHEL-vo mi-ME-nu ve-ET-KAD-shei be-NEI-YIS-ra-el LO te-khal-LE-lu ve-LO ta-MU-tu
Exegesis
A chiastic pattern links the prohibition of profaning (lo techallelu {לֹא תְּחַלְּלוּ | lōʾ tə-ḥal-lə-lū} ‘you shall not profane’) with the threat of death, reinforcing the cause-and-effect relationship through rhythmic legal parallelism.
Root and etymology
RootChet-Lamed-Lamed
“to profane, pollute”
In context — Numbers 18:32
You shall not bear sin when you lift up its best part ; nor shall you profane the holy things of the Israelites, and you shall not die.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 18:32, so the Hebrew word תְחַלְּלוּ (tekhallelu) 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 Num.18.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.32.W10.S1) and character.