2 Chronicles 20:26:32 Chr.20.26.W3TAB
נִקְהֲלוּ֙
nikhalu
“they assembled”
- Transliteration
- nik-ha-LU
- Extended
- nihk-hah-Loo
- IPA
- /niq.hăˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they assembled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
nik-ha-LU
- clause
u-va-YOM ha-re-vi-I nik-ha-LU le-E-mek be-ra-KHA ki-SHAM be-ra-KHU et-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-va-YOM ha-re-vi-I nik-ha-LU le-E-mek be-ra-KHA ki-SHAM be-ra-KHU et-ye-ho-VAH al-KEN ka-re-U et-SHEM ha-ma-KOM ha-HU E-mek be-ra-KHA ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The Niphal perfect niq·ha·lū {נִקְהֲלוּ | niq·ha·lū} “they assembled” indicates a self-gathering.
Root and etymology
q-h-l
“to assemble”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:26
And on the fourth day they assembled at the Valley of Berakhah , for there they blessed the LORD . Therefore that name has endured as the Valley of Berakhah until this day.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 20:26, so the Hebrew word נִקְהֲלוּ֙ (nikhalu) 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 2 Chr.20.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.26.W3.S1) and character.