2 Chronicles 20:5:32 Chr.20.5.W3TAB
בִּקְהַ֧ל
bikhal
“in the assembly of”
- Transliteration
- bik-ha-L
- Extended
- bihk-hah-L
- IPA
- /biqhaˈl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the assembly of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
bik-ha-L
- phraseyour reading level
bik-ha-L ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD ye-ho-sha-FAT bik-ha-L ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LIM be-VET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD ye-ho-sha-FAT bik-ha-L ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LIM be-VET ye-ho-VAH lif-NE he-kha-TSER ha-kha-da-SHA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bikhal {בִּקְהַל | biq-hāl} introduces the setting as an official gathered body, and the following names yehudah {יְהוּדָה | yə-hû-ḏāh} and viyrushalayim {וִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם | wî-rû-šā-layim} specify the community represented, combining region and capital to underscore comprehensive participation.
Root and etymology
consonantsQof–Heh–Lamed
“to assemble”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:5
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD , before the new courtyard.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 20:5, so the Hebrew word בִּקְהַ֧ל (bikhal) 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.20.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.5.W3.S1) and character.