1 Chronicles 17:5:131 Chr.17.5.W13TAB
מֵאֹ֥הֶל
meohel
“from a tent”
- Transliteration
- me-O-hel
- Extended
- mee-OH-hehl
- IPA
- /meː.ʔoːˈhɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- from a tent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
me-O-hel
- phraseyour reading level
me-O-hel el-O-hel
- clause
va-e-HYE me-O-hel el-O-hel u-mim-mish-KAN
- sentence
KI LO ya-SHAV-te be-va-YIT min-ha-YOM a-SHER he-e-LEI-te ET-yis-ra-EL AD ha-YOM ha-ZE va-e-HYE me-O-hel el-O-hel u-mim-mish-KAN
Exegesis
The locative chain me’ohel {מֵאֹהֶל | mēʼōhel} ‘from tent’ + el-ohel {אֶל־אֹהֶל | ʾel-ʼōhel} ‘to tent’ + ûmimmishqān {וּמִמִּשְׁכָּן | ûmimmishqān} ‘and from tabernacle’ emphasizes continuous movement and the temporary nature of God’s habitation among Israel.
Root and etymology
ʾ-h-laleph–he–lamed
“tent, dwelling”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:5
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, but I have been from tent to tent and from one tabernacle to another.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Chronicles 17:5, so the Hebrew word מֵאֹ֥הֶל (meohel) 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.17.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.5.W13.S1) and character.