2 Samuel 23:12:22 Sam.23.12.W2TAB
בְּתוֹךְ־הַֽחֶלְקָה֙
betokhhakhelka
“in the midst of the portion”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH-hah-KHEL-kah
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx.haˈħɛl.qaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of the portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka
- clause
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka va-ya-TSI-le-HA va-YAKH et-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka va-ya-TSI-le-HA va-YAKH et-pe-lish-TIM va-ya-AS ye-ho-VAH te-shu-A ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The locative phrase bətoḵ-haḥelqāh {בְּתוֹךְ־הַחֶלְקָה | bətoḵ-haḥelqāh} ‘in the midst of the field’ sets the scene at the center of cultivated land.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-qchet–lamed–qof
“portion, field”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:12
He stationed himself in the midst of the field and delivered it, and struck the Philistines; and the LORD made a great victory .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 23:12, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹךְ־הַֽחֶלְקָה֙ (betokhhakhelka) 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 Sam.23.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.12.W2.S1) and character.