Deuteronomy 17:14:15Deut.17.14.W15TAB
כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם
kekholhagoyim
“like all the nations”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM
- Extended
- keh-KHOL-hah-go-YEEM
- IPA
- /kəxol.hagˈgojim/
Meaning by language
- English
- like all the nations
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM
- clause
ve-a-mar-TA a-si-MAH a-LAI ME-lekh ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAI
- sentence
ki-ta-VO el-ha-A-ret a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh vi-rish-TAH ve-ya-shav-TA BAH ve-a-mar-TA a-si-MAH a-LAI ME-lekh ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAI
Exegesis
The comparison ke {כְּ | kə} in kəkāl-haggôyim {כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | kəkāl-haggôyim} aligns Israel’s request with other peoples, and the final relative clause ʼăšer səvîḇōṯāy {אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹתָֽי | ʼăšer səvîḇōṯāy} situates it geographically. English subordinate clauses are reordered for clarity while preserving the Hebrew sequence and covenant emphasis.
Root and etymology
g-w-ygimel-vav-yod
“nation, people”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:14
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you take possession of it and live in it, and you say, “Let me appoint a king over me like all the nations around me.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:14:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 17:14, so the Hebrew word כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם (kekholhagoyim) 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 Deut.17.14.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.14.W15.S1) and character.