Genesis 8:21:9Gen.8.21.W9PAT

לְקַלֵּ֨ל

lekallel

to curse

Transliteration
le-kal-LEL
Extended
leh-kahl-LEHL
IPA
/lə.qal.ˈleːl/

Meaning by language

English
to curse
French
maudire
Spanish
maldecir
Portuguese
amaldiçoar
German
zu verfluchen
Russian
проклинать
Arabic-Simplified
ألعن
Hindi
शाप देने
Chinese-Simplified
咒诅
Korean
저주하기
Indonesian
mengutuk
Bengali
অভিশাপ দিতে
Tagalog
upang sumpain
Swahili
kulaani
Amharic
ለመርገም
Yoruba
lati bú
Igbo
ịbụ ọnụ
Twi
dome
Ewe
be mado go

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + קַל + לֵּ֨ל
le + kal + lel
lekallel

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-kal-LEL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-kal-LEL OD et-ha-a-da-MA

  3. clause

    va-YA-rakh Ye-ho-VAH et-REI-akh ha-ni-KHO-akh va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-lib-BO lo-O-sif le-kal-LEL OD et-ha-a-da-MA ba-a-VUR ha-a-DAM KI YE-tser LEV ha-a-DAM RA min-ne-u-RAV

  4. sentence

    va-YA-rakh Ye-ho-VAH et-REI-akh ha-ni-KHO-akh va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-lib-BO lo-O-sif le-kal-LEL OD et-ha-a-da-MA ba-a-VUR ha-a-DAM KI YE-tser LEV ha-a-DAM RA min-ne-u-RAV ve-lo-o-SIF OD le-ha-KOT et-kol-KHAI ka-a-SHER a-si-TI

In contextGenesis 8:21

LORD {And} smelled fragrance the soothing LORD {And} said to his heart I will not add to curse again the ground on account of the human for inclination of heart of the human evil from his youth {And} I will not add again to strike every living thing as I have done

About this coordinate

Genesis 8:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 8:21, so the Hebrew word לְקַלֵּ֨ל (lekallel) 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 Gen.8.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.8.21.W9.S1) and character.