1 Chronicles 16:3:71 Chr.16.3.W7TAB
כִּכַּר־לֶ֔חֶם
kikarlekhem
“a loaf of bread”
- Transliteration
- ki-KAR-LE-khem
- Extended
- kih-KAHR-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /kikˈkar.lɛːħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a loaf of bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-KAR-LE-khem
- clause
le-ISH ki-KAR-LE-khem ve-esh-PAR va-a-shi-SHA
- sentence
va-ye-kha-LEK le-khol-Ish yis-ra-EL me-ISH ve-ad-i-SHA le-ISH ki-KAR-LE-khem ve-esh-PAR va-a-shi-SHA
Exegesis
The construct chain kikkar-lechem {כִּכַּר־לֶחֶם | kîk-kar-le-ḥem} specifies the distinctive round loaf.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“bread”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:3
And he distributed to every man of Israel, from man even to woman, to each a loaf of bread, a portion , and a raisin cake .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 16:3, so the Hebrew word כִּכַּר־לֶ֔חֶם (kikarlekhem) 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 1 Chr.16.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.3.W7.S1) and character.