וַ/יִּתְגַּ֖ל

𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤂𐤋

vayitegal

and uncovered himself

a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal; [phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.

H1540

Genesis 9:21 · Word #5

Lexicon H1540

Lemmaגָּלָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤋𐤄
Transliterationgâlâh
Strong'sH1540
In-contextand uncovered himself

Morphology HC/Vtw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1540-71

and he laid himself bare

Rootגלה (g-l-h)
Core Meaningsto uncover, denude, expose, reveal, remove, exile
Semantic Rangeto uncover physically, to expose oneself, to reveal information, to remove, to depart, to go into exile, to lead into captivity
Conceptual SignificanceThe root גלה links physical exposure with exile and revelation, reflecting a biblical worldview in which uncovering—whether of nakedness, land, or hidden things—often signifies shame, judgment, or divine disclosure.
Morphological NotesVerb, Hitpael stem (reflexive), waw-consecutive imperfect 3rd masculine singular (וַיִּתְגַּל), from גלה.
Rendering RationaleThe root גלה conveys the act of uncovering or denuding, often with a sense of exposure or disgrace. In the Hitpael stem (reflexive) with waw-consecutive imperfect 3rd masculine singular, the form means "and he uncovered himself," so "and he laid himself bare" preserves both the reflexive force and the masculine singular subject.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root גלה (to uncover, denude, expose, reveal, remove, exile)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1540-01 agaleh I will lay bare
H1540-02 bageloto in his exiling
H1473-01 bagolah in the exile
H1540-03 behagelot when causing-into-exile
H1540-04 behageloti in my causing-into-exile
H1540-05 behigalot in being laid bare
H1540-06 behitegalot in the self-uncovering
H1540-07 egeleh I will lay bare
H1530-01 gal you laid bare
H1540-08 galah he went into exile
H1541-01 gale one uncovering
H1540-09 galetah she has gone into exile
H1555-01 galeyat Exile-one (Goliath)
H1540-10 gali Uncover yourself! (fem. sg.) / an exiled one (masc. sg.)
H1540-11 galita you uncovered
H1540-12 galitah you have laid bare
H1540-13 galoh to go into exile utterly
H1540-14 galu they went into exile
H1546-01 galut exile-of
H1547-01 galuta the exile-state
H1540-15 galuy uncovered (masculine singular)
H1540-16 gelot to uncover / to go into exile
H1540-17 gilah he laid bare
H1540-18 giletah she has laid bare
H1540-19 gileyti I have laid bare
H1540-20 gilit you (feminine) have laid bare
H1540-21 giliti I have laid bare
H1540-22 gilu they were laid bare
H1474-01 glvn Golan (Exile-place)
H1473-02 golah the exiled-community
H1474-02 golan Exile-Place
H1540-23 goleh exiled one (masculine singular)
H1540-24 golim exiled men
H1540-25 guletah she has been laid bare
H1540-26 hagaluy the uncovered one
H1540-27 hagelah he caused to go into exile
H1540-28 hagelat she caused to go into exile
H1540-29 hageletah she carried into exile
H1541-02 hageli he caused to go into exile
H1540-30 hagelot the deporting into exile of
H1540-31 hagelotam to cause them into exile
H1540-32 hagelu they caused to go into exile
H1473-03 hagolah the exiled-community
H1540-33 hamugelim the ones caused-to-be-exiled
H1540-34 hanigeloh Was I uncovered?
H1540-35 hanigelu have been uncovered
H1540-36 hegelah he caused to go into exile
H1540-37 hegelam he caused them to go into exile
H1540-38 higalu you men have been laid bare
H1540-39 higeleyti I have driven into exile
H1540-40 higelita you have caused to go into exile
H1540-41 higelitem you men caused into exile
H1540-42 higelu they caused to go into exile
H1540-43 kehigalot as being uncovered
H1540-44 legalot to lay bare
H1546-02 legalut to the exile-of
H1546-03 legalutenu to our exile
H1540-45 lehagelotekhe to cause you (fem.) to go into exile
H1540-46 lehigalot to be laid bare
H1540-47 megaleh one who uncovers
H1540-48 megulah laid-bare (feminine singular)
migiloh from Open-Place (Giloh)
H1540-49 nigelah he was uncovered
H1540-50 nigelatah she has been laid bare
H1540-51 nigeleyti I was uncovered
H1540-52 nigelot the uncovered things (feminine plural)
H1540-53 nigelu they were laid bare
H1540-54 tegal may you lay bare
H1540-55 tegaleh you shall lay bare
H1540-56 tegali you will lay bare
H1540-57 tigal she will be laid bare
H1540-58 tigaleh she will be uncovered
H1540-59 ugeleh and you (masculine singular) were stripped away into exile
H1540-60 ugeluy and he laid bare
H1540-61 ulehagelot and to cause to go into exile
H1540-62 vategal and she laid bare
H1540-63 vatigaleh and she was laid bare
H1540-64 vayageleha and he carried her into exile
H1540-65 vayagelem and he caused them to go into exile
H1540-66 vayagelum and they caused them to go into exile
H1540-67 vayegal and he laid bare
H1540-68 vayegel and he exiled
H1540-69 vayigalu and they were laid bare
H1540-70 vayigel and he exiled
H1540-72 vegalita and you (masculine singular) were stripped away into exile
H1540-73 vegaliti and I laid-bare
H1540-74 vegalu and they shall go into exile
H1546-04 vegalut and exile-of
H1540-75 vegilah and he has laid bare
H1540-76 vegiletah and she uncovered
H1540-77 vegileyti and I have laid bare
H1540-78 vegilit and you (fem.) laid bare
H1540-79 vegoleh and one going-into-exile
H1540-80 vehanigelot and the unveiled (things)
H1540-81 vehigelah and he caused to be exiled
H1540-82 vehigelam and he caused them to go into exile
H1540-83 vehigeleyti and I will cause to be exiled
H1540-84 venigelah and he was uncovered
H1540-85 venigelinu and we were uncovered
H1540-86 veyigel and he will uncover
H1540-87 yegaleh he will lay bare
H1540-88 yegalu they will lay bare
H1540-89 yigaleh he will be uncovered
H1540-90 yigalu they will be stripped bare
H1540-91 yigel he will be laid bare
H1540-92 yigeleh he will be exiled—stripped away
H1540-93 yigelu they will go stripped into exile

Word Usage (186 occurrences of H1540)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 9:21 וַ/יִּתְגַּ֖ל vayitegal and uncovered himself
Genesis 35:7 נִגְל֤וּ nigelu had revealed
Exodus 20:26 תִגָּלֶ֥ה tigaleh be exposed
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