2 Chronicles 23:3:22 Chr.23.3.W2TAB

כָּל־הַקָּהָ֥ל

kolhakahal

all the assembly

Transliteration
kol-ha-ka-HAL
Extended
kohl-hah-kah-HAAL
IPA
/kɔl.haq.qaˈhaːl/

Meaning by language

English
all the assembly

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
כָּל + הַ + קָּ + הָ֥ל
kol + ha + ka + hal
kolhakahal

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    kol-ha-ka-HAL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yik-ROT kol-ha-ka-HAL be-RIT

  3. clause

    va-yik-ROT kol-ha-ka-HAL be-RIT be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM im-ha-ME-lekh

  4. sentence

    va-yik-ROT kol-ha-ka-HAL be-RIT be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM im-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER la-HEM hi-NE ven-ha-ME-lekh yim-LOKH ka-a-SHER dib-BER ye-ho-VAH al-be-NE da-VID

Exegesis

The quantifier-noun phrase kol-ha-qahal {כָּל־הַקָּהָל | kôl·ha·qā·hāl} ‘the whole assembly’ functions as subject in the locative phrase be-beit ha-Elohim {בְּבֵית הָאֱלֹהִים | bə·bêṯ·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm}, highlighting the temple as the worship center.

Root and etymology

Rootqof, heh, lamed

assemble, gather

In context2 Chronicles 23:3

In the house of God the whole assembly entered a covenant with the king, and Jehoiada said to them, “Look—this is the king’s son; he will reign, just as the LORD spoke concerning the sons of David.”

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 23:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 23:3, so the Hebrew word כָּל־הַקָּהָ֥ל (kolhakahal) 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.23.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.3.W2.S1) and character.