2 Chronicles 35:4:32 Chr.35.4.W3TAB
כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם
kemakhlekotekhem
“according to your divisions”
- Transliteration
- ke-makh-le-ko-te-KHEM
- Extended
- keh-mahkh-leh-koh-teh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /kəmaħləqoːteːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to your divisions
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-makh-le-ko-te-KHEM
- clause
ve-ha-KHI-nu le-VET-a-vo-te-KHEM ke-makh-le-ko-te-KHEM
- sentence
ve-ha-KHI-nu le-VET-a-vo-te-KHEM ke-makh-le-ko-te-KHEM bikh-TAV da-VID ME-lekh yis-ra-EL u-ve-mikh-TAV she-lo-MO ve-NO
Exegesis
The phrase leveit-avoteikhem {לְבֵית־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | lə-ḇêṯ-ʾăḇōṯêḵem} ‘for/by your fathers’ house’ uses a construct chain to anchor the instruction in ancestral household units, while kemachleqoteikhem {כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם | kə-maḥlə-qōṯê-ḵem} ‘according to your divisions’ adds the organizational standard (groupings for service).
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Lamed–Qof
“divide, apportion”
In context — 2 Chronicles 35:4
Prepare yourselves for your fathers’ houses , according to your divisions, according to the writing of David, king of Israel, and according to the document of Solomon his son.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 35:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 35:4, so the Hebrew word כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (kemakhlekotekhem) 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.35.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.35.4.W3.S1) and character.