2 Chronicles 30:2:42 Chr.30.2.W4TAB
וְכָל־הַקָּהָ֖ל
vekholhakahal
“and all the assembly”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-ha-ka-HAL
- Extended
- veh-KHOOL-hah-kah-HAAL
- IPA
- /wəkɔl.haq.qaːˈhaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the assembly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-ha-ka-HAL
- clause
va-yi-VA-ats ha-ME-lekh ve-sa-RAV ve-KHOL-ha-ka-HAL bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
va-yi-VA-ats ha-ME-lekh ve-sa-RAV ve-KHOL-ha-ka-HAL bi-ru-sha-LIM la-a-SOT ha-PE-sakh ba-KHO-desh ha-she-NI
Exegesis
His deliberation encompasses two coordinated objects, vesarav {וְשָׂרָ֛יו | wə-sārāv} ‘his officials’ and vekholhakahal {וְכָל־הַקָּהָ֖ל | wə-ḵol-hakkāhāl} ‘all the assembly’, highlighting royal and communal participation.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–he–lamed
“to assemble, congregation”
In context — 2 Chronicles 30:2
And the king consulted with his officials and all the assembly in Jerusalem to observe the Passover in the second month.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 30:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 30:2, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הַקָּהָ֖ל (vekholhakahal) 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.30.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.30.2.W4.S1) and character.