te.vel denotes an act characterized as a serious violation in the two legal clauses where it occurs.

The term is used as the characterization of prohibited sexual acts in legal clauses: an act involving an animal in Leviticus 18:23 and a man lying with his daughter-in-law in Leviticus 20:12.

1. Characterization of prohibited sexual acts · dominant

   In Leviticus 18:23, the masculine singular absolute noun concludes the clause concerning intercourse with an animal; the APB renders the conclusion, "it is perversion." In Leviticus 20:12, the same form characterizes a man lying with his daughter-in-law, followed by the stated death penalty; the APB renders, "They have committed a perversion."

   Leviticus 18:23Leviticus 20:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "perversion" in both clauses, once as "it is perversion" and once as "They have committed a perversion." These phrases confirm the verse-level characterization rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.